Sergey Taraskin
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 8 years
- Date of verdict
- 2022-05-04
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Case summary
Resident of Moscow, dentist. One of the co-founders of the "Union of Slavic Forces of Russia" (also known as "USSR" in the documents banning the organisation). A case was brought against him for organising the activities of an extremist organisation. On 5 November 2020 he was placed under house arrest, in February 2022 he was released. On 4 May 2022, Taraskin was sentenced to eight years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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