Aleksandr Rogatnykh
Aleksandr Rogatnykh, born 1984, Amur Oblast. Charges: Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)); “Aleksandr Rogatnykh's case of inciting extremism”. Sentence (May 14, 2025): A suspended sentence of 2 years of imprisonment and a 2-year ban on publishing materials on the Internet. Status: at large.
In brief
Sentence
2 years
A suspended sentence of 2 years of imprisonment and a 2-year ban on publishing materials on the Internet
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in September 2024, on a Telegram news channel he read the news that scammers had again defrauded people in the Amur region. After that, he left a comment available for public viewing, in which he incited violence against law enforcement officers.
Latest event
May 30, 2025 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Aleksandr Rogatnykh's case of inciting extremism
Criminal case
Aleksandr Rogatnykh's case of inciting extremism
Details and sources
Full summary
Rogatnykh is a resident of the village of Chigiri (Amur Region). Not earlier than September 2024, there was a case of calls to extremism opened against him based on his comment on social media, which contained what had been perceived as inciting violence against representatives of law enforcement agencies. On May 14, 2025, Rogatnykh was given two years of suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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