Ivan Matsitsky
- Criminal Code
- Article 171 (part unknown), Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282 (part unknown), Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.1 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 6 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2023-08-24
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
- Address for letters
- 188800, Ленинградская область, г. Выборг, ул. Резервная, д. 2, ФКУ СИЗО-3 ГУФСИН России по г. Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области ("Выборг"), Мацицкий Иван Владимирович, 1975 г.р.
Case summary
Arrested in June 2017 with accusation of illegal entrepreneurship, as well as leading an extremist community and humiliation of human dignity. In November 2019, a preventive measure in the form of a ban from certain actions was chosen. On 16 March 2021, sent to pre-trial detention centre again. 8 April 2022 sent to house arrest. 24 August 2023 sentenced to six and a half years in a general regime colony, released from punishment.
Others charged under Article 171 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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