Dmitry Obmaykin
- Criminal Code
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (in absentia)
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-06-06
- Region
- Mari El
- City
- Yoshkar-Ola
Case summary
A resident of Yoshkar-Ola. He was prosecuted for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. He himself left Russia, and his mother-in-law and acquaintances were summoned for questioning. Obmaykin, according to him, was written to in WhatsApp by a person who introduced himself as an investigator and said that he had been put on an international wanted list. On 6 June 2024, Obmaykin was sentenced in absentia to five years in prison.
Others charged under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
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