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Karaniku Elena Viktorovna

Date of birth: January 26, 1972 (54 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Occupation: дизайн; искусство и творчество
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.5 ч. 2 ; 275
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  January 4, 2025
Sentence:  17 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима, 1 год ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  February 18, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Khabarovsk Krai
Hobbies: Путешествия, рисование, спорт (йога, плавание), литература, иностранные языки (учит английский и греческий), животные (коты).

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