Valery Perov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime), Restriction of liberty, Fine
- Sentence
- 11 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-10-24
- Region
- Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
- City
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 16 ГУФСИН России по Нижегородской области»
- Address for letters
- 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.
Case 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.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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