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Polkanov Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich

Date of birth: December 28, 1984 (41 years old)
City of residence: Tomsk
Article of the Criminal Code:  280.3 ч. 1
Form of repression:  unknown
Pursuit stage:  currently serving a sentence
Date of sentencing:  April 23, 2024
Current location:  unknown

Polkanov Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich, born December 28, 1984, resident of Tomsk.

On April 23, 2024, he was sentenced on charges of committing a crime 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", liable to up to 5 years in prison). Punishment unknown.

He was in custody since October 10, 2023, and was soon transferred to house arrest.

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24 Oct, 2023 | 13:07

Vyacheslav Polkanov is a political prisoner