Konstantin Ogoltsov
Konstantin Ogoltsov, born 1983, Chelyabinsk Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Konstantin Ogoltsov's case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (February 4, 2025): 6 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony, a ban on managing internet resourses for 3 years. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, February 5, 2025.
In brief
Chelyabinsk Oblast · Chelyabinsk · Lawyers · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
6 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony, a ban on managing internet resourses for 3 years
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was the comments in VKontakte under the news publication "The price of hamburgers and cheeseburgers will rise for Russians": "Not Bandera, but the pilot and the commander of the Freedom of Russia Legion are REAL HEROES!" and "the Azov Battalion is defending its Fatherland. They may not be heroes, but they are definitely PATRIOTS!"
Latest event
February 5, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, February 5, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Konstantin Ogoltsov's case of public justification of terrorism
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №7 (SIZO-7) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation
Criminal case
Konstantin Ogoltsov's case of public justification of terrorism
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Full summary
A resident of Chelyabinsk, a charter member of the Holy Trinity Church. In 2006, he was sentenced in a case of incitement to hatred, calls to extremism and mass disorder, allegedly due to his involvement in the actions of the National Bolshevik Party. On 1 May 2022, he and five other people were detained in a park where they had gone to watch a trade union rally. In April 2024, he was taken into custody on charges of publicly justifying terrorism. The reason for detention was comments in "VKontakte" (Russian social network), in which Ogoltsov expressed approval of the participants of the legion "Freedom of Russia" and the battalion "Azov". On 4 February 2025, the Chelyabinsk resident was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony.
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