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Vlasova Natalia Nikolaevna

Date of birth: October 5, 1981 (44 years old)
citizenship: Украина
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  March 21, 2019
Sentence:  18 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  December 24, 2024
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 3, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Kemerovo Oblast

Vlasova Natalia Nikolaevna was born on October 5, 1981, a citizen of Ukraine.

December 24, 2024 under Part 2 of Art. 205.4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Participation in a terrorist community"), Part 1 of Art. 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Espionage"), Part 1 of Art. 30 of Art. 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Preparation for an attempt on the lives of law enforcement officers, military personnel"), Part 3 of Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Illegal acquisition, sale, storage and carrying of firearms, ammunition committed by an organized group"), Part 3 of Art. 322 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Illegal crossing of the state border of the Russian Federation as part of an organized group"), Part 3 of Art. 327 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Acquisition, storage, transportation for the purpose of using a knowingly counterfeit citizen's passport"), Art. 205.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities") was sentenced to 18 years in a general regime penal colony. She is in custody.

The inclusion of people in the list of persons subject to criminal prosecution, which most likely contains signs of political motivation and serious violation of the law, does not mean that they are recognized as political prisoners.