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Podoshvelev Konstantin Mikhailovich

Date of birth: December 9, 1967 (58 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Occupation: бизнес и предпринимательство; строительство
Article of the Criminal Code:  243 ч. 1 ; 214 ч. 2 ; 205.5 ч. 2
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  February 14, 2024
Sentence:  14 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 3 года в тюрьме, штраф 250.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  June 10, 2025
Current location:  unknown

Podoshvelev Konstantin Mikhailovich, born on December 9, 1967, resident of St. Petersburg, citizen of the Russian Federation. Married, has a minor child, individual entrepreneur in the construction sector. Previously, he worked as a criminal investigation officer in the Sakhalin Region and Khabarovsk Krai.

On June 10, 2025 he was sentenced to 14 years in a strict regime penal colony under Part 1 of Article 243 ("Damage to historical and cultural heritage sites", up to 3 years in prison), Part 2 of Article 214 ("Vandalism committed on the basis of political hatred and enmity", up to 3 years in prison) and Part 2 of Article 205.5 ("Participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation", up to 20 years in prison) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Deprived of liberty since February 14, 2024, when he was placed in a pre-trial detention center; From March 13 to June 12, 2024, he was under house arrest; from June 13, 2024, he was again placed in a pre-trial detention facility.

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06 Jun, 2025 | 11:22

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