Nikolay Usov
- Criminal Code
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Compulsory labour
- Date of verdict
- 2024-08-29
- Region
- Altai Krai
- City
- NULL
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 10 April 2025
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Case summary
A resident of Altai Krai. In 2023, he was fined twice under the administrative article for discrediting the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). Later, a criminal case was initiated against Usov under a similar charge. On 29 August 2024, he was sentenced to one and a half years' imprisonment, but the sentence was replaced with forced labour. On 25 October 2024, the appeal court increased the sentence by one month.
Others charged under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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