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Mariin Sergei Trofimovich

Date of birth: November 10, 1955 (70 years old)
Occupation: правозащита
Article of the Criminal Code:  280.3 ч. 1
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  currently serving a sentence
Sentence:  1 год лишения свободы в колонии режима поселения
Date of sentencing:  March 25, 2025
Current location:  FKU KP-14 UFSIN Rossii po Respublike Mordoviya

Mariin Sergei Trofimovich, born November 10, 1955, citizen of Russia, resident of Saransk, human rights activist, defended the rights of prisoners.

On March 25, 2025, he was sentenced under Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, committed by a person after he was brought to administrative responsibility for a similar act within one year”) to 1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony.

Deprived of liberty after the sentence came into force on June 5, 2025.