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Prykhodko Oleh Arkadiyovych

Date of birth: November 21, 1958 (67 years old)
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  court of first instance
Sentence:  4 года 5 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, штраф 110.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  March 3, 2021 ; November 8, 2023
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service for Krasnodar Oblast
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Prykhodko Oleh Arkadiyovych, born November 21, 1958, citizen of Ukraine, resident of the Saksky district of Crimea, blacksmith, political activist, opponent of the Russian annexation of the peninsula.

On March 3, 2021, he was sentenced under Part 1 of Art. 30, Part 1 of Art. 205 ("Preparation for a terrorist act"), Part 1 of Art. 223.1 ("Manufacturing an explosive device"), Part 3 of Art. 30, Part 1 of Art. 223.1 ("Attempted manufacture of an explosive device") and Part 1 of Art. 222.1 ("Acquisition and storage of explosives") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to 5 years in a strict regime penal colony with the first year served in prison. Taking into account the sentence handed down on April 1, 2022 under Part 1 of Art. 297 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Disrespect for the court, expressed in insulting the participants in the trial"), the final sentence was 5 years and 1 month of imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony with the first year served in prison.

On November 8, 2023, he was sentenced under Part 1 of Article 354.1 ("Rehabilitation of Nazism") and Part 1 of Article 205.2 ("Public calls for terrorist activity") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to 4 years and 6 months in a strict regime penal colony. On January 22, 2024, the appellate court reduced the term of imprisonment by 1 month - to 4 years and 5 months in a strict regime penal colony.

Deprived of liberty since October 10, 2019.