Dmitrii Salikhov
- Criminal Code
- Article 280.4 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-04-16
- Region
- Primorsky Krai
- City
- Vladivostok
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 10 March 2026
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Case summary
A resident of Vladivostok. No later than September 2024, he was detained. A case was opened against him for calls for activities against the security of the Russian Federation. The reason was a screenshot with a call to support fundraising for a telescopic sight for the AFU. On 16 April 2025, Salikhov was sentenced to two years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 280.4 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code
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