Victor Pokusin
- Criminal Code
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 337 part 2.1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 338 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime), Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 7 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-04-10
- Region
- Novosibirsk Oblast
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 3 ГУФСИН России по Новосибирской области»
- Address for letters
- 630097, Новосибирская область, г. Новосибирск, ул. Звездная, 34, ФКУ «ИК № 3 ГУФСИН России по Новосибирской области», Покусин Виктор Сергеевич, 1992 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 16 November 2025
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 16 November 2025
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 16 November 2025
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Case summary
A resident of the Novosibirsk region, a contract serviceman. On 30 September 2022, he was detained on charges of failure to report for military service. On 10 April 2023, he was sentenced to a year of probation. After Pokusin again failed to report for military service in June 2023, a case of desertion was opened against him. On 19 June he was detained and then taken into custody. On 12 September 2023, Pokusin was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony. A case of confidential co-operation with foreigners was also brought against him: according to the investigation, he came into contact with representatives of the Russian Freedom Legion. On 13 August 2024, Pokusin was sentenced to seven years in a general regime colony, taking into account his previous sentence.
Others charged under Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
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Source: this person’s record in the OVD-Info political persecution database
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