Igor Sapozhnikov
- Criminal Code
- Article 280.4 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 4 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2024-11-06
- Region
- Tula Oblast
- City
- Aleksin
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 4 УФСИН России по Тверской области»
- Address for letters
- 172011, Тверская область, г. Торжок, ул. Старицкая, д. 79, ФКУ «ИК № 4 УФСИН России по Тверской области», Сапожников Игорь Валентинович, 1973 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 18 September 2025
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Case summary
A resident of Aleksin (Tula Region). A case was brought against him for calling for activities against the security of the Russian Federation because of his calls to finance and co-operate with the AFU (Armed Forces of Ukraine). On 7 November 2024, Sapozhnikov was sentenced to four years in a general regime colony. On 25 December, a case was opened against him for calls to terrorism, details are unknown. On 30 January 2025, the appeal court increased the sentence in the first case by six months.
Others charged under Article 280.4 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code
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