Denis Trufanov
Denis Trufanov, born 1981, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Denis Trufanov's case on "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (July 1, 2024): 5 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since July 1, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 35, Khakassia. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 11, 2024.
In brief
Krasnoyarsk Krai · Krasnoyarsk · Anti-war cases
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld June 4, 2025
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was allegedly anti-war posts and publications about the events in the Bucha town on VKontakte.
Latest event
June 4, 2025 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 11, 2024
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Krasnoyarsk Krai
· Persecution begins
Denis Trufanov's case on "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal case
Denis Trufanov's case on "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 1-251/2024
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 35, Khakassia
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
655017, Республика Хакасия, г. Абакан, кв. Молодёжный, 11, ФКУ «ИК № 35 УФСИН России по Республике Хакасия», Труфанов Денис Александрович, 1981 г.р.
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Full summary
A resident of Krasnoyarsk.
On 14 November 2023, a criminal case was opened against Denis Trufanov for knowingly disseminating false information about the Armed Forces. Allegedly, in November 2023, special police fighters broke into his flat.
The law enforcers published a video of the Krasnoyarsk man with his face blurred, apologizing , so there is no complete certainty that it was Trufanov. At that time it was a case under the 1st part of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code, but the case against Trufanov came to court with the 2nd part of the same article.
The first defense counsel (by appointment) was Elena Rybkina. She conducted the trial of the first instance and the appeal.
Before the verdict Trufanov was under recognizance not to leave. On 1 July 2024 Trufanov was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony, he was taken into custody in the courtroom.
He was placed on the preventive register as prone to extremism and terrorism.
On 29 November 2022, operational-search activities of the FSB Department of the Russian Federation were carried out. (?)
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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