Ilia Vasilev
- Criminal Code
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 6 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-06-25
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Address for letters
- 450052, Республика Башкортостан, г.Уфа, ул.Достоевского,39, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Республике Башкортостан, Васильев Илья Владимирович, 1973 г.р.
Case summary
The abbot of the "Moscow Zen Centre", founder of the "Civic School of Hackers", is also known as Arvi Hacker. In May 2023, a report was drawn up on him under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) and he was fined 40,000 rubles. At that time, the police conducted an inspection of Vasilyev's flat and seized a phone from him. On 20 June 2024, Vasilyev was detained in the framework of the case on dissemination of deliberately false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. On 22 June, the court sent him to custody. The reason for the case was the posts that were allegedly found in his seized phone. One of the posts was later excluded from the case.
On 25 June 2025, the court sentenced him to eight years in a general regime colony. He was also banned from administering internet resources for four years.
On 22 October 2025, the appellate court overturned the verdict and sent the case for a new hearing.
Others charged under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
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