Mikhail Simonov
- Criminal Code
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 6 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2023-03-30
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Новгородской области»
- Address for letters
- 175130, Новгородская область, Парфинский муниципальный район, р.п. Парфино, Народная ул., зд. 9., ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Новгородской области», Симонов Михаил Юрьевич, 1960 г.р.
Case summary
Director of a restaurant car, lived in Belarus. The elderly Simonov is hard of hearing and speaks with difficulty, and has a number of chronic diseases.
A criminal case about "fakes" about the Armed Forces was brought against him. On 30 March 2023, he was sentenced to seven years in a general regime colony. On 18 January 2024, the Сourt of Сassation reduced the sentence by six months.
Others charged under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
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