Sergei Popov
- Criminal Code
- Article 329, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 361 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 5 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2025-01-28
- Region
- Occupied territory of Zaporizka oblast
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 4 УФСИН по Владимирской области»
- Address for letters
- 601443, Владимирская область, г. Вязники, ул. Железнодорожная, д. 37, ФКУ «ИК № 4 УФСИН по Владимирской области», Попов Сергей Олегович, 2004 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of Zaporozhye region (Ukraine). He was detained and taken into custody in connection with the arson of the building of the administration building of Novobohdanivka rural settlement of Melitopol district of the region, occupied by the Russian army. The arson occurred in June 2022, Popov was a minor at the time. A case was brought against him for committing an act of international terrorism because of the arson and for desecration of the Russian flag because he, according to the investigation, tore the flag off the wall of the building and threw it on the ground. On 28 January 2025, Popov was sentenced to imprisonment in a strict regime colony.
Others charged under Article 329, Russian Criminal Code
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