Valery Selyanin
Valery Selyanin, born 1958, Moscow. Charges: Article 275, Russian Criminal Code (Treason against the state); “The case of Valery Selyanin”. Sentence (August 1, 2015): 15 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; place of detention: Penal colony No. 4, Saratov Oblast.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Scientists
Sentence
15 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony
Upheld December 28, 2015
Charges
- Article 275, Russian Criminal Code — Treason against the state
Full wording of the charges
According to the prosecution version, "Selyanin V.P. was involved in counselling and assisting foreign citizens against the security of Russia".
Latest event
December 28, 2015 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 15 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Valery Selyanin
Criminal case
The case of Valery Selyanin
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Facility: Penal colony No. 4, Saratov Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
413724, Саратовская область, г. Пугачев, Карьер МВД, ФКУ «ИК № 4 УФСИН России по Саратовской области», Селянин Валерий Петрович, 1958 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A case of high treason was initiated against Selyanin on 29 August 2013. He was placed in custody.
In August 2015, Selyanin was sentenced to 15 years in a strict regime penal colony. The case was heard in closed mode.
In November 2023, it became known that Selyanin was abused in the colony: he was forced to stand in a draught outside in bad weather. This causes his health to deteriorate.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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