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Evstyukhin Sergei Vyacheslavovich

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Evstyukhin Sergei Vyacheslavovich

Date of birth: June 22, 1986 (39 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Saint Petersburg
Occupation: искусство и творчество; IT
Article of the Criminal Code:  148 ч. 2 ; 244 ч. 2 para. «а»
Form of repression:  unknown
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  June 19, 2024
Date of sentencing:  February 19, 2026
Current location:  not in custody
Lists of persecuted:  Current list of those persecuted without imprisonment

Evstyukhin Sergei Vyacheslavovich, born June 22, 1986, resident of St. Petersburg, citizen of Russia, photographer, software engineer, father of five.

Accused under Part 2 of Article 148 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Public insult to the religious feelings of believers in places where religious rites and ceremonies are held", up to 3 years in prison) and paragraph "a" of Part 2 of Article 244 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Desecration of burial sites, gravestones by a group of persons by prior conspiracy", up to 5 years in prison).

On June 19, 2024, he was placed in a pre-trial detention center, on August 16, 2024, he was sent under house arrest.

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