Ivan Poliakov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Sentence unknown
- Date of verdict
- 2025-09-24
- Facility
- ФКУ СИЗО-2 ГУФСИН России по Ростовской области
- Address for letters
- 347910, г. Таганрог, ул. Ленина, 175, ФКУ СИЗО-2 ГУФСИН России по Ростовской области, Поляков Иван Геннадиевич, 2001 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 11 May 2026
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Case summary
Ivan Poliakov is a Ukrainian serviceman. He was taken prisoner no later than May 2022. Authorities brought a case against him for participating in a terrorist community due to his involvement with the Azov battalion. In July 2025, the case was referred to court. On 24 September 2025, the court sentenced Poliakov, though the details of the ruling remain unknown.
Others charged under Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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