Dmitry Zubkov
- Criminal Code
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesExtremism cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 1 year 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2024-05-24
- Region
- Volgograd Oblast
- City
- Volgograd
Case summary
Resident of Volgograd. In February 2023, he was fined 10,000 roubles (US$112) because of a post in which he called Russians snitches. Later, a case was brought against him for calls to extremism because of aggressive statements about Russians participating in the war. On 24 May 2024, he was sentenced to one and a half years in a penal colony.
Others charged under Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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