Aleksey Pokazanyev
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 3 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-11-14
- Region
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- City
- Yekaterinburg
- Facility
- ФКУ «КП № 66 ГУФСИН России по Свердловской области»
- Address for letters
- 623148, Свердловская область, г. Первоуральск, д. Старые Решеты, ФКУ «КП № 66 ГУФСИН России по Свердловской области», Показаньев Алексей Евгеньевич, 1994 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of Yekaterinburg, a history and social studies teacher. A case of public justification of terrorism was brought against him because he commented on the Crimean Bridge explosion and "justified committing an attempt on the life" of Putin during a lesson. On 20 November 2024, Pokazanyev was sentenced to three years in a settlement colony.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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