Denis Narolsky
- Criminal Code
- Article 275, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 338, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 18 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-03-30
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Simferopol
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 4 УФСИН по Томской области»
- Address for letters
- 634034, Томская область, г. Томск, ул.Нахимова, 3/1, ФКУ «ИК № 4 УФСИН по Томской области», Нарольский Денис Александрович, 1993 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 29 January 2024
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 29 January 2024
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Case summary
Contractor. According to official data, after the beginning of the war, he left the military unit unauthorisedly and began to live on the territory of Crimea. A case of desertion was initiated against him. On 30 March 2023, he was sentenced to nine years in a strict regime colony.
In December 2023, it was reported that authorities opened a case of high treason against Narolsky. On 22 October 2024, he was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony, taking into account the previous sentence.
Others charged under Article 275, Russian Criminal Code
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