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Ostanin Artemy Romanovich

Date of birth: March 18, 1996 (30 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Occupation: шоу-бизнес
Article of the Criminal Code:  282 ч. 2 para. «а» ; 148 ч. 1
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  March 17, 2025
Sentence:  5 лет 9 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима, штраф 300.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  February 4, 2026
Current location:  in transit

Ostanin Artemy Romanovich, born March 18, 1996, Russian citizen, Moscow resident, stand-up comedian.

Accused under paragraph "a" of Part 2 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Actions aimed at inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliating the dignity of a person or group of persons on the basis of belonging to a particular social group, committed publicly, with the use of violence or the threat of its use, including using the Internet", up to 6 years in prison).

Deprived of liberty since March 18, 2025.

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