Sergey Pimenov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Case summary
Resident of Moscow, employee of the Match TV channel. On 23 September 2025, he was detained in a terrorism financing case over a donation to the Artpodgotovka movement. Pimenov said after his detention that the transfer imputed to him was a "human error" and at the time he did not know who Vyacheslav Maltsev was. The day after the detention, the man was taken into custody.
Others charged under Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
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