Tarapon Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, born September 10, 1990, lives in Alushta, is a citizen of the Russian Federation, has one minor child in his care. In 2016, under Part 1 of Art. 228.1, Part 3 of Art. 30, Part 1 of Art. 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("illegal production, sale or shipment of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or plants containing narcotic drugs, as well as an attempt at these acts"), he was sentenced to 5.5 years of imprisonment. In 2019, the unserved portion of the sentence was replaced by restriction of freedom, he served his sentence in full.
Alushta City Court of the Republic of Crimea under Part 1 of Art. 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Public dissemination, under the guise of reliable messages, of knowingly false information containing data on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for the purpose of protecting the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens, maintaining international peace and security") was sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment with serving the sentence in a strict regime penal colony.
On March 30, 2022, he was detained for 14 days under an administrative article. He was taken into custody on the day the verdict was announced on October 21, 2022.
