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Kuksov Vasily Alekseevich

Date of birth: May 31, 1988 (38 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.4 ч. 2 ; 222 ч. 1
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  currently serving a sentence
Sentence:  9 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  February 10, 2020
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 16, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Kuksov Vasily Alekseevich, born May 31, 1988, anti-fascist and animal rights activist from Penza, rock musician, design engineer.

Sentenced to 9 years in a general regime penal colony on charges of committing crimes under Part 2 of Article 205.4 ("Participation in a terrorist community", liable to up to 10 years' imprisonment), Part 1 of Article 222 ("Illegal possession of weapons and ammunition", liable to up to 4 years' imprisonment) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. On April 27, 2021, the Supreme Court rejected the cassation appeal against the verdict.

In custody since October 19, 2017.

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