Aleksei Sukhobokov
Aleksei Sukhobokov, born 1986, Tver Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism, or justification of terrorism); “Alexei Sukhobokov’s case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (April 26, 2023): 2 years and 6 months’ imprisonment. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, June 15, 2023.
In brief
Tver Oblast · Ostashkov · Manual workers · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
2 years 6 months
2 years and 6 months’ imprisonment
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism, or justification of terrorism
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he expressed his joy over the explosion on the Crimean Bridge in a conversation with his colleagues. Testimonies of Sukhobokov’s colleagues serve as the evidence of his verbal statement.
Latest event
April 1, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, June 15, 2023
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Imprisonment begins
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Tver Oblast
· Persecution begins
Alexei Sukhobokov’s case of public justification of terrorism
Criminal case
Alexei Sukhobokov’s case of public justification of terrorism
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
He is a resident of the Tver region and a loader. At the time the criminal case was initiated, Sukhobokov was serving an administrative arrest: he was given seven days in the case of demonstrating prohibited symbols (Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). The man was found guilty of drawing a symbol of the Azov Brigade on the wooden door of a warehouse on 25 August 2022, and on 5 October 2022 – a swastika on a dirty car. On 12 October, operatives interrogated Sukhobokov in a special detention centre. The text of the interrogation report says that he is “fond of fascist ideology” and “wears fascist insignia”. At the same time, his colleagues from the company Prestige Ltd. were also questioned. “They all repeated the same thing: Alexei repeatedly expressed his Nazi views, drew swastikas, symbols of Azov fighters and once put a picture of Hitler on the desktop of his corporate computer,” writes Avtozak LIVE. The lawyer Valery Luzin told Avtozak LIVE that the witnesses in the case were under pressure. The court sentenced Sukhobokov to two and a half years in a penal colony. Presumably, Sukhobokov was released in April 2025.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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