Markus Mur
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Region
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- City
- Yekaterinburg
Case summary
Resident of Ekaterinburg. No later than February 2024, he was detained at the airport and, according to his friends, was interrogated in a some kind of case on calls to extremism, the details are unknown. Later, according to the friends, he was detained on the street and sent for compulsory treatment by court order in a drug possession case, the circumstances of the case are unknown. When he left the hospital is also unknown. On 5 March 2025, he was detained on suspicion of calling for terrorism. According to the investigation, he called for throwing Molotov cocktails at military recruiting offices and military units.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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