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Malyov Yuri Evgenievich

Date of birth: November 16, 1963 (62 years old)
citizenship: Россия; США
Article of the Criminal Code:  354.1 ч. 4
Form of repression:  no prosecution
Pursuit stage:  end of prosecution
Date of arrest:  December 8, 2023
Sentence:  2 года лишения свободы в колонии режима поселения
Date of sentencing:  June 5, 2024
Current location:  not in custody
Lists of persecuted:  Archive

Malyov Yuri Evgenievich, born November 16, 1963, resident of New York (USA), citizen of the Russian Federation and the United States. On June 5, 2024, on charges under Part 4 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Desecration of symbols of military glory committed using the Internet", liable to up to 5 years in prison), sentenced to 3.5 years in a penal colony.

Deprived of liberty since December 8, 2023.