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Alfimtsev Roman Vladimirovich

Date of birth: June 24, 1983 (42 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.2 ч. 2
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  5 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  December 20, 2023
Current location:  unknown
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Roman Alfimtsev, a resident of Yoshkar-Ola in the Mari El Republic, was found guilty of publicly justifying terrorism for his online comments positively assessing Shamil Basayev as a "freedom fighter." It is unknown when Alfimtsev was taken into custody. The court sentenced him to 5 years of imprisonment.