Bogdan Portnenko
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Case summary
A Moscow resident, a bartender and a manager at an "Ozon" outlet. He was detained on 6 August 2025 and subsequently placed under house arrest in a case concerning the public justification of terrorism. The grounds for the prosecution were the posting of a music video for the song "Jihad Boyz" by rappers i61 and Jeembo, published in 2017, when Portnenko was 15 years old.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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