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Kuznetsov Vyacheslav Nikolaevich

Date of birth: March 28, 1988 (38 years old)
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  9 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 3 года в тюрьме
Date of sentencing:  April 8, 2024
Current location:  Prison of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Krasnoyarsk Krai

Kuznetsov Vyacheslav Nikolaevich, born on March 28, 1988, resident of the city of Menzelinsk, Republic of Tatarstan, has a higher education.

On April 8, 2024, he was sentenced under Part 1 of Art. 30, Art. 275 ("Preparation to commit high treason in the form of going over to the enemy's side") and Part 1 of Art. 30, Part 2 of Art. 205.5 ("Preparation to participate in an organisation recognised as terrorist in Russia") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to 9 years of imprisonment, the first 3 of which he must serve in prison, and the remaining term in a strict regime colony.

Deprived of liberty since June 5, 2023.

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14 May, 2025 | 12:27

Vyacheslav Kuznetsov is a political prisoner