Unknown male 542
Unknown male 542, Tula Oblast. Charges: Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)); “Tula resident's case of incitement to extremism”. Sentence (December 3, 2025): 2 years' imprisonment suspended with a probationary period of 2 years and prohibition to administer websites, publish… Status: at large.
In brief
Tula Oblast · Tula · Extremism cases
Sentence
2 years
imprisonment suspended with a probationary period of 2 years and prohibition to administer websites, publish appeals and other materials on the Internet for 2 years
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the prosecution's version, on 9 August 2024, a resident of Tula posted a comment on a publication in one of the messengers containing calls to commit crimes motivated by ideological hatred or enmity against Russians who supported the foreign policy of their state.
Latest event
December 3, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 2 years.
Criminal case
Tula resident's case of incitement to extremism
- Case number
- 1-167/2025
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Tula. He was prosecuted for incitement to extremism because of a comment he left in August 2024 about Russians who support the government's policies. In December 2025, the prosecutor's office reported that he was given a two-year suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.