Sapozhnikov Igor Valentinovich
Sapozhnikov Igor Valentinovich
Sapozhnikov Igor Valentinovich, born July 22, 1973, is a citizen of the Russian Federation and a resident of Aleksin, Tula Oblast.
The court found that between 23 May 2023 and 31 March 2024, Sapozhnikov posted five reposts on his Facebook page calling for various forms of assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On November 6, 2024, he was sentenced under paragraph "c" of Part 2 of Article 280.4 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Public calls to engage in activities directed against state security using the internet") to 4 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. On January 30, 2025, the appellate court increased his sentence to 4 years and 6 months' imprisonment.
He has been imprisoned since June 25, 2024.