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Rouz Richard Richardovich

Date of birth: July 28, 1985 (40 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Occupation: активизм
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  preliminary investigation
Sentence:  8 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  September 22, 2023
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Sverdlovsk Oblast

Rouz Richard Richardovich, born July 28, 1985, resident of Kirov. Bus driver, photographer, civil activist. Higher education. Has a minor son. Married to Maria Rose. On September 22, 2023, on charges of committing crimes under paragraph "d" of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Dissemination of false information about the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation motivated by hatred or enmity") and Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Public calls for terrorism using the Internet"), he was sentenced by the Central District Military Court in Yekaterinburg to 8 years in a general regime penal colony. The appellate court upheld the sentence.
Deprived of liberty since April 14, 2022.