Unknown male 485
- Criminal Code
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 4 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-06-30
- Region
- Udmurtia
Case summary
A resident of Izhevsk. He was prosecuted for public call for extremism because of a comment about police officers posted on social media in 2021. He was also accused of stealing 13 thousand rubles from the credit card of an acquaintance. On 30 June 2025, the man was sentenced to four years in a strict regime penal colony. The website of the court of first instance states that, in addition to theft, he is accused of incitement to hatred, while the website of the court of appeal states that he is accused of calling for extremism. It is possible that the court of first instance reclassified this part of the charge, or it was a technical error.
Others charged under Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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