Aleksandr Shiplyuk
Aleksandr Shiplyuk, born 1966, Moscow. Charges: Article 275, Russian Criminal Code (Treason against the state); “Aleksandr Shiplyuk's case of state treason”. Sentence (September 2, 2024): 15 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; place of detention: Penal colony No. 25, Komi Republic.
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Sentence
15 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 275, Russian Criminal Code — Treason against the state
Full wording of the charges
The exact wording of the accusation is unknown. According to one version, the charge is related to a publication on the topic of gas dynamics in a foreign scientific journal.
Latest event
September 2, 2024 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 15 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 15 years
· Persecution begins
Aleksandr Shiplyuk's case of state treason
Criminal case
Aleksandr Shiplyuk's case of state treason
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Facility: Penal colony No. 25, Komi Republic
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
167028, Россия, респ. Коми, г. Сыктывкар, пос. Верхний Чов, ФКУ ИК № 25 УФСИН России по Республике Коми, Шиплюк Александр Николаевич, 1966 г.р.
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Renowned scientist, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, head of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, expert of the Scientific and Technical Council of the Military-Industrial Commission, Hypersonic Weapons Section of the Russian Government.
On 5 August 2022, it became known that he was detained and sent to a pre-trial detention centre, the Institute was searched. A treason case was opened against Shiplyuk, allegedly in connection with the transfer of documents to China during a scientific conference in 2017. Shiplyuk claims that the information he passed on is in the public domain.
On 3 September 2024, the scientist was sentenced to 15 years in a strict regime penal colony.
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- Citizenship
- Russia
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