Gennadii Novitskii
- Criminal Code
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime), Fine
- Sentence
- 3 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2024-08-13
- Region
- Rostov Oblast
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 4 УФСИН России по Тверской области»
- Address for letters
- 172011, Тверская область, г. Торжок, ул. Старицкая, д. 79, ФКУ «ИК № 4 УФСИН России по Тверской области», Новицкий Геннадий Леонидович, 1962 г.р.
Case summary
Resident of the Rostov region. Gennadii was charged with confidential cooperation with a foreign state: according to the investigation, he had corresponded with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), expressing a volition to collaborate with Ukrainian intelligence. However, it appears that the correspondence with Novitskii was actually conducted by Russian security services. August 13, 2024, was sentenced to three and a half years of imprisonment.
Others charged under Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
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