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Fomenko Aleksandr Sergeevich

Date of birth: August 14, 1991 (35 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Barnaul
Occupation: торговля и продажи
Article of the Criminal Code:  275 ; 205.5 ч. 2
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  December 18, 2023
Sentence:  17 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 5 лет в тюрьме, 1 год 6 месяцев ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  February 10, 2025
Current location:  Prison of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Chelyabinsk Oblast

Aleksandr Fomenko, a sales consultant from the Altai Territory, has been found guilty of high treason and participation in a terrorist organization for attempting to join the Freedom of Russia Legion and transmitting information about military and security personnel. Fomenko claimed he had been entrapped by security services and subjected to pressure during the investigation, but the court sentenced him to 17 years.