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Vitovtov Andrei Vasilievich

Date of birth: August 8, 1972 (53 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Article of the Criminal Code:  275 ; 205.2 ч. 2
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  16 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 5 лет в тюрьме, штраф 250.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  October 8, 2024 ; April 27, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service for Novosibirsk Oblast

Vitovtov Andrei Vasilievich, born August 8, 1972, resident of Barnaul, married, father of a minor adopted child, entrepreneur, river fleet captain.

On October 8, 2024, he was sentenced to 6 years in prison under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Public justification of terrorism and calls for it on the Internet").

Deprived of liberty since December 12, 2023.

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25 Nov, 2024 | 15:05

Andrei Vitovtov is a political prisoner