Vyacheslav Lutor
Vyacheslav Lutor, born 1990, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)); Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code (Confidential cooperation with foreigners); “Vyacheslav Lutor's case”. Sentence (February 28, 2024): 10 years' imprisonment in high-security penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since July 1, 2023; place of detention: Penal colony No. 6, Lipetsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 16, 2025.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Financiers and accountants · Terrorism cases
Sentence
10 years
imprisonment in high-security penal colony
Upheld July 8, 2024
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
- Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code — Confidential cooperation with foreigners
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, Lutor engaged in correspondence with a recruiter from the Freedom of Russia Legion, following which he purchased the boots.
Latest event
January 16, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, January 16, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 10 years
· Persecution begins
Vyacheslav Lutor's case
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Vyacheslav Lutor's case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 6, Lipetsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
398007, Липецкая область, город Липецк, улица Ковалева, владение 130в, ФКУ «ИК № 6 УФСИН по Липецкой области», Лутор Вячеслав Александрович, 1990 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
On 11 July 2023, Vyacheslav Lutor, a bank employee from St. Petersburg, was initially arrested in Moscow for petty hooliganism (Art. 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences), reportedly for swearing at Vnukovo airport. Subsequently, on July 14, he was detained for 15 days under the charge of disobeying a police officer's lawful demands (Article 19.3 of the CAO) after,according to the protocol, refusing to show his passport.
Following the conclusion of his second arrest on July 29, Lutor was then detained under a criminal case involving charges of high treason and involvement with a terrorist organisation, and he was placed in custody. Later, it was revealed that he also faced charges of clandestine cooperation with a foreign organisation. The accusations of state treason and terrorist organisation involvement were subsequently reclassified as preparation for these crimes.
A pivotal piece of evidence in the case was the discovery of "tactical boots" found in Lutor's bag at the time of his arrest, with the investigation asserting that he had purchased them under instructions from a recruiter. On 28 February 2024, Lutor was sentenced to ten years in a strict-regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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