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Alexei Panin

Not in RussiaChecked October 18, 2026

Alexei Panin, born 1977, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Aleksei Panin's case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentenced on September 26, 2024. Status: not in Russia.

In brief

Moscow · Moscow · Artists · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases

Sentence

6 years

Imprisonment (in absentia)

Verdict September 26, 2024

Upheld December 19, 2024

Charges

Full wording of the charges

The reason for initiating the case was a publication in Panin's social media in October 2022, in which he celebrated the Crimean Bridge explosion.

Latest event

December 19, 2024 — appeal

The court upheld the verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 6 years

  3. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  4. · Preventive measure: arrest in absentia

  5. · Persecution begins

    Aleksei Panin's case of public justification of terrorism

Criminal case

Aleksei Panin's case of public justification of terrorism

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Известный актер, снимался в фильме "Жмурки" Алексея Балабанова. Уехал из России в 2020 году. Преследуется по делу о публичном оправдании терроризма из-за публикации, в которой порадовался взрыву на Крымском мосту. Его объявили в розыск и заочно арестовали. 26 сентября 2024 года Панина заочно приговорили к шести годам лишения свободы.

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