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Plotnikov Aleksandr Ivanovich

Date of birth: February 4, 1985 (41 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Chelyabinsk
Occupation: музыка; искусство и творчество
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.2 ч. 2
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  6 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима
Date of sentencing:  October 10, 2024
Current location:  Penal Сolony No. 8, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Chelyabinsk Oblast
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Plotnikov Aleksandr Ivanovich, born on February 4, 1985, citizen of Russia, resident of Chelyabinsk, restorer, artist, punk musician. Married, father of a young child.

In 2005, he was sentenced under Part 4 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of the victim") to 7 years and 2 months in prison. In 2021, he was sentenced under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Incitement to hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity") to a suspended sentence.

On October 10, 2024, he was sentenced under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Public justification of terrorism using the Internet") to 6 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.

Deprived of liberty since July 15, 2024.

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11 Jun, 2025 | 13:40

Aleksandr Plotnikov is a political prisoner