Igor Tyron
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-04-22
- Region
- Komi Republic
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 29 ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю»
- Address for letters
- 614056, Пермский край, г. Пермь, ул. Соликамская, д. 246, ФКУ «ИК № 29 ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю», Тырон Игорь Борисович, 1981 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of Komi, a teacher of history, social studies and geography at a school in the village of Nivshera, Kortkerossky District. On 26 December 2024, he was sent to detention on charges of public justification of terrorism due to comments approving the activities of the Azov battalion. Later it became known that Tyron was also accused of weapons possession, the details of the charges are unknown. On 22 April 2025, he was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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