Ivan Nechiporenko
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 5 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2024-09-03
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 9 March 2026
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Case summary
A Ukrainian serviceman. He was taken prisoner on 19 January 2023. A criminal case was initiated against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist community in connection with the fact that in 2014–2015 he served in the “Aidar” battalion. He himself stated that he worked as a driver and transported food from headquarters to the battalion’s location, and sometimes took part in patrols, but not in combat operations. On 3 September 2024, Nechyporenko was sentenced to five and a half years in a general-regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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