Sergei Platonov
- Criminal Code
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Sentence unknown
- Date of verdict
- 2025-04-08
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Case summary
Platonov, a resident of Moscow, was the General Director of Newlight LLC, a company that, among other things, produced LED lamps (it is unclear whether he still held this position at the time of the proceedings). A criminal case was opened against him on charges of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces (details remain unknown) and incitement to hatred. He had previously been fined under a similar administrative article for anti-Semitic statements. The case was submitted to the court in February 2025. On 8 April 2025, the court sentenced Platonov to a three-year suspended sentence.
Others charged under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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