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Gabov Konstantin Vasilyevich

Date of birth: October 6, 1986 (39 years old)
citizenship:  Россия
Occupation: журналистика
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.1 ч. 2
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  5 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  April 15, 2025
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 14, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Arkhangelsk Oblast
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Gabov Konstantin Vasilyevich, born October 6, 1986, resident of Moscow, journalist, worked as a producer of the news service of the Reuters news agency, as a reporter he collaborated with Radio Liberty and Deutsche Welle. Accused under Part 2 of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Participation in an extremist organisation", liable to up to 6 years in prison).
Deprived of liberty since April 27, 2024.

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