Valery Perov
Valery Perov, born 1984, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code (Confidential cooperation with foreigners); “Valery Perov's case on cooperation on a confidential base with a foreign State and public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (October 24, 2024): 11 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony, a fine of 500 thousand roubles, 1 year of restriction of liberty. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since October 1, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 16, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 11, 2025.
In brief
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast · Nizhny Novgorod · Electricians · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
11 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony, a fine of 500 thousand roubles, 1 year of restriction of liberty
Upheld April 24, 2025
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code — Confidential cooperation with foreigners
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he corresponded with a representative of the Freedom of Russia Legion fighting on the side of the AFU and spread information about this legion online. At the same time, the materials of the criminal case do not contain IP-addresses, which make it impossible to establish from which device the correspondence was conducted. In addition, the case includes a witness - an FSB officer, who participated in the correspondence under the guise of a representative of the legion.
Latest event
April 24, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, April 11, 2025
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 11 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Valery Perov's case on cooperation on a confidential base with a foreign State and public justification of terrorism
Criminal case
Valery Perov's case on cooperation on a confidential base with a foreign State and public justification of terrorism
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 16, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
606246, Нижегородская область, Лысковский район, с. Просек, улица заводская д.50, ФКУ «ИК № 16 ГУФСИН России по Нижегородской области», Перов Валерий Валерьевич, 1984 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Nizhny Novgorod, electrician. On 5 October 2023, his home was raided, his wife's hands were pinned behind her back, and Perov himself was beaten with a stun gun. He was taken into custody on charges of confidential co-operation with a foreign state and public justification of terrorism. According to the investigation, he communicated with a representative of the Freedom of Russia Legion and disseminated information about the Legion. At the same time, an FSB officer, who participated in correspondence with Perov under the guise of a representative of the legion, appears in the case as a witness. On 24 October 2024, the Nizhny Novgorod resident was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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