Igor Sergunin
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Navalny/ACF supporters
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 3 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2025-01-17
- Region
- Vladimir Oblast
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 1 November 2023
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Case summary
A lawyer who represented the interests of Alexei Navalny. On 13 October 2023, searches took place at his home and in the office of the Dalet Bar Association. On the same day, Sergunin was taken into custody as part of a case of participation in the activities of an extremist community. On 17 January 2025, Sergunin was sentenced to three and a half years in a general regime colony. On 23 April 2026, he was released.
Others charged under Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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