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Poliakov Maksym Serhiiovych

Date of birth: June 2, 1998 (28 years old)
citizenship: Украина
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.2 ч. 2 ; 280.4 ч. 2 para. «в»
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  9 лет 3 месяца лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, штраф 31.854 рублей
Date of sentencing:  October 24, 2024
Current location:  Prison of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Krasnoyarsk Krai

Ukrainian citizen Maksym Poliakov, serving a sentence in a Sverdlovsk penal colony, was convicted for posts in Telegram chats. He was accused of posting messages in support of the Freedom of Russia Legion and The Russian Volunteer Corps, which the court qualified as justification of terrorism and calls for activities against the security of the Russian Federation. In addition to his previous sentence, Poliakov was sentenced to 9 years of imprisonment, a fine, and a ban on administering internet resources.