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Sinelnikov Pavel Nikolaevich

Date of birth: December 7, 2001 (24 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Barnaul
Occupation: активизм
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.1 ч. 1 ; 282.1 ч. 2
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  June 6, 2023
Sentence:  7 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  April 8, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Sinelnikov Pavel Nikolaevich, born December 7, 2001, resident of Barnaul.

Accused of committing crimes under Part 1 ("Creation of an extremist organisation") and Part 2 ("Participation in an extremist organisation", liable to up to 6 years of imprisonment) of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

Deprived of liberty since June 6, 2023.

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