Andrei Masalsky
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesExtremism casesCases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Fine
- Region
- Bashkortostan
- City
- Ufa
Case summary
Resident of Ufa, bard. In January 2022, he was searched as part of a case on calls to extremism and terrorism because of his aggressive statements about Putin and Sechin, as well as about Muslims. In May 2023, he was sentenced to a fine of 300,000 rubles. Masalsky died on 26 August 2023. He was removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list only on 4 October 2024.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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