Oleg Tretiakov
Oleg Tretiakov, born 1969, Perm Krai. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Oleg Tretyakov's case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (January 13, 2025): 6 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 15, 2026; place of detention: Penal colony No. 4, Perm Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, December 8, 2025.
In brief
Perm Krai · Bloggers, Entrepreneurs · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
6 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld January 15, 2026
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, "disliking the authorities in connection with the special military operation", Tretiakov posted on his social media videos "containing public justification of the explosion committed on the Crimean bridge on 8 October 2022".
Latest event
January 15, 2026 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, December 8, 2025
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Oleg Tretyakov's case of public justification of terrorism
Criminal case
Oleg Tretyakov's case of public justification of terrorism
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 4, Perm Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
618630 Чердынский р-он, Уральская ул., 33, ФКУ «ИК-4 ОИК № 11 ОУХД ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю», Третьяков Олег Викторович, 1969 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Solikamsk (Perm region). Was fond of travelling on enduro motorbikes. Fought to improve the condition of hospitals. After mobilisation was announced, he left Russia, started travelling by motorbike in Kazakhstan and talked about it on social networks. On 21 February 2024, he was detained in the village of Novoplatnirovskaya in the Krasnodar region when he came to help his sick daughter. Tretyakov was taken into custody. He was accused of publicly justifying terrorism because of a video approving a strike on the Crimean bridge. On 13 January 2025, Tretyakov was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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