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Popova Yelena Sergeevna

Date of birth: December 29, 1988 (37 years old)
citizenship:  Россия
Occupation: активизм; банковская сфера
Article of the Criminal Code:  275
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  12 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима, штраф 500.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  October 30, 2024
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 6, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Sverdlovsk Oblast

Popova Yelena Sergeevna, born on December 29, 1988, a resident of Rostov-on-Don. On October 30, 2024, she was sentenced to 12 years in prison and a fine of 500 thousand rubles under Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code ("High Treason") for transferring 7 thousand rubles to blogger Arkady Babchenko.

Deprived of liberty since September 2023.

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