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Evstigneev Sergei Ivanovich

Сергей Евстигнеев.

Article of the Criminal Code:

Evstigneev Sergei Ivanovich

Date of birth: March 7, 1967 (59 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Domodedovo
Occupation: активизм
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.1 ч. 1.1
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  8 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 2 года в тюрьме
Date of sentencing:  October 15, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the city of Moscow
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Sergei Evstigneev, a civic activist with a disability, has been sentenced to 8.5 years on charges of facilitating terrorist activity. The investigation and the court concluded that Evstigneev financed terrorism by transferring 11,531 rubles to support a channel run by Vyacheslav Maltsev.