Roman Mayorov
Roman Mayorov, born 1983, Moscow Oblast. Charges: Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code (Confidential cooperation with foreigners); “Roman Mayorov's case of confidential cooperation with a foreigner”. Sentence (April 7, 2025): 4 years 10 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony, fine in the amount of 300,000 rubles. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 22, 2024. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, September 15, 2025.
In brief
Sentence
4 years 10 months
imprisonment in a general regime colony, fine in the amount of 300,000 rubles
Upheld August 18, 2025
Charges
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code — Confidential cooperation with foreigners
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the criminal charges against him was his correspondence with Ukrainian blogger Dmytro Karpenko, whom the investigation calls a representative of the Ukrainian special services.
Latest event
September 15, 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, September 15, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years 10 months
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Roman Mayorov's case of confidential cooperation with a foreigner
Criminal case
Roman Mayorov's case of confidential cooperation with a foreigner
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Full summary
Resident of the Moscow region. Since March 22, 2024, he has been arrested five times under administrative articles. According to the project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial", while Mayorov was in a special detention center, law enforcers studied the contents of his phone. On May 19, 2024, he was taken into custody after being charged with confidential cooperation with foreigners because of his correspondence with a Ukrainian blogger: the investigation team considered the latter to be a representative of the Ukrainian secret services. On April 7, 2025, Mayorov was sentenced to four years and 10 months in a general regime colony and a fine of 300 thousand rubles.
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- Citizenship
- Russia
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