Inga Tutisani
- Criminal Code
- Article 275, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 4 years 1 month
- Date of verdict
- 2014-07-02
- Region
- Krasnodar Krai
- City
- Sochi
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, 27 May 2017
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Case summary
She was arrested on 25 October 2013. During the preliminary investigation, she was forced to sign a confession because the investigator and the lawyer appointed by him convinced her that the mere fact of sending an SMS to a citizen of another country has already constituted a treason. She was not given the opportunity to choose a qualified lawyer, and her relatives were intimidated. On 3 July 2014, she was sentenced to six years in a penal colony.
On 16 November 2017, the Supreme Court reduced Tutisani's sentence to four years and one month. On 30 November, Tutisani was released from prison.
Others charged under Article 275, Russian Criminal Code
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