Andrey Samodurov
- Criminal Code
- Article 207.3 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2022-06-01
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Yalta
Case summary
An employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. He was transferred from Voronezh in Russia to Yalta in December 2021. In early 2022, he became a fire safety inspector in Yalta. On 17 March 2022, Samodurov was detained as part of a case of spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. On 1 June, he was sentenced to five years' suspended sentence. The case was considered in one hearing.
Others charged under Article 207.3 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code
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