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Kobzev Vadim Dmitrievich

Date of birth: March 9, 1983 (43 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Occupation: адвокатура
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.1 ч. 2
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  5 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  January 17, 2025
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 5, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Kirov Oblast
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Kobzev Vadim Dmitrievich, born March 9, 1983, lived in Moscow, is married, has three minor children, and is a lawyer. On January 17, 2025, 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' imprisonment) in connection with his participation in an allegedly extremist organisation created by Alexei Navalny, which, according to investigators, consisted of transmitting information from him from the penal colony, was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison.

He has been in custody since October 13, 2023.

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