Evgenii Telegin
- Criminal Code
- Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 322 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime), Restriction of liberty
- Sentence
- 9 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2023-12-14
- Region
- Bryansk Oblast
Case summary
A resident of the Moscow Region. Assistant driver of a locomotive in the Moscow metro. According to the official version, he intended to fight on the side of Ukraine, and therefore travelled to Bryansk region, where he attempted to cross the border on foot, after which he was detained. He was prosecuted for attempted treason and illegal border crossing. Telegin pleaded guilty to attempted illegal border crossing, but denied that he was going to fight on the side of Ukraine. On 14 December 2023, he was sentenced to nine and a half years in a strict regime colony.
Others charged under Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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