Date of birth: March 28, 1970 (56 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Shuya
Occupation: активизм; бизнес и предпринимательство; блогинг
Form of repression:
deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:
verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:
January 22, 2024
Sentence:
7 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:
June 27, 2024
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August 22, 2023
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May 17, 2024
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February 27, 2025
Current location:
Penal Colony No. 6, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Ivanovo Oblast
Veselov Sergei Vladimirovich, born March 28, 1970, resident of the city of Shuya, Ivanovo region, civil activist, blogger, engineer, individual entrepreneur, father of a minor daughter, previously convicted under Art. 159 ("Fraud"), Art. 116 ("Battery"), Art. 137 ("Violation of the inviolability of private life") and Art. 297 ("Insulting a judge") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
On August 28, 2023, sentenced under Part 2 of Art. 297 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Insulting a judge") to 300 hours of community service.
On May 17, 2024, sentenced under Part 1 of Art. 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Discrediting the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation after being brought to administrative responsibility for a similar act within one year") to 2 years and 1 month of imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was charged under under Part 2 of Art. 214 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Vandalism, i.e. desecration of a building motivated by political hatred and enmity", liable to up to 3 years' imprisonment), several episodes of Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Discrediting the RF Armed Forces after being brought to administrative responsibility for a similar act within one year", liable to up to 5 years' imprisonment). In June 2024, the court dismissed the vandalism case due to the expiration of the statute of limitations and fined him 350,000 rubles for "discrediting" the army.
On February 27, 2025, under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Public calls for terrorism and its justification using information and telecommunications networks", liable to up to 7 years' imprisonment) and Article 275.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Cooperation on a confidential basis with a foreign state, international or foreign organisation", liable to up to 8 years' imprisonment) he was sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment. By combining with previous sentences - 8 years in prison.
Deprived of liberty since January 22, 2024.
