Vasilii Surin
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism casesExtremism cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 3 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2024-12-23
- Region
- Voronezh Oblast
- City
- Voronezh
Case summary
A resident of Voronezh. A case was initiated against him for public justification of terrorism in connection with the approval of the strike on the Crimean bridge and calls to extremism in connection with calls, as the investigation alleged, for violence on ethnic grounds. On 23 December 2024, Surin was sentenced to three and a half years in a general regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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