Anton Zaitsev
Anton Zaitsev, born 1996, Pskov Oblast. Charges: Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code (Confidential cooperation with foreigners); “Anton Zaitsev's case of confidential cooperation with Latvia”. Sentence (June 3, 2024): 3 years' and 6 months' imprisonment. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since July 3, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 4, Novgorod Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 6, 2025.
In brief
Pskov Oblast · NULL
Sentence
3 years 6 months
3 years' and 6 months' imprisonment
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code — Confidential cooperation with foreigners
Full wording of the charges
Allegedly he was accused of confidential co-operation with Latvia.
Latest event
August 6, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 6, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years 6 months
Criminal case
Anton Zaitsev's case of confidential cooperation with Latvia
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 4, Novgorod Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
175400, Новгородская область, г. Валдай, пр. Васильева, д. 84, ФКУ «ИК № 4 УФСИН России по Новгородской области», Зайцев Антон Георгиевич, 1996 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
The resident of Pechora (Pskov region). He was charged with confidential cooperation with a foreign state. On June 6, 2024, he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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