Alexey Sivokhin
- Criminal Code
- Article 205 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesExtremism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 10 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-05-31
- Region
- Moscow Oblast
- Facility
- ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю»
- Address for letters
- 662606, ул. Горького д. 114 Тюрьма, Красноярский край, г. Минусинск, ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю», Сивохин Алексей Сергеевич, 1979 г.р.
Case summary
Resident of Moscow. Left for Ukraine in 2016, took part in combats on the side of Ukraine, obtained Ukrainian citizenship. In January 2022, he came to Russia and was detained in Solnechnogorsk near Moscow - according to the investigation, he was going to get Molotov cocktails from a cache to set buildings on fire. Initially he was charged with illegal dealing of weapons and explosives and attempted hooliganism, but then the charge was reclassified to participation and involvement in the activities of an extremist organisation (presumably Right Sector) and preparation for a terrorist attack. On 31 May 2024, Sivokhin was sentenced to ten years in a strict regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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