Irina M.
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Region
- Khabarovsk Krai
- City
- Khabarovsk
Case summary
A resident of Khabarovsk, a specialist in the organizational-planning and mobilization work department of the Committee of the Government of the Khabarovsk Krai, a journalist for "Komsomolskaya Pravda," and an employee of the Khabarovsk Territory Legislative Duma apparatus.
On May 14, 2025, a criminal case was initiated against her for justifying terrorism due to a comment she made under a news article about a man who set fire to a National Guard of the Russian Federation building in June 2022 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Under the post in a Telegram channel, she wrote, "A hero! Few people are brave enough." After the case was initiated, she was placed under a travel restriction.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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