Personal Information
- Birth date
- 3 авг. 1969 г. (56 years old)
- Notes
- Athlete, winner of international competitions, two-time winner of the Irkutsk region. Wife of a disabled child, severe illness
Skvortsov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Irkutsk Oblast
- Detention date:
- 17 авг. 2023 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 329 CC RF, Art. 354.1 CC RF Part 2 cl. v, Art. 205.2 CC RF Part 2
- Sentence:
- 3 years 11 months general regime
- Estimated release date:
- 16 июл. 2027 г.
- Case categories:
- Justification of terrorism, Freedom of speech, Anti-war case, Rehabilitation of Nazism
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 4 сент. 2023 г.
Case Description
On August 17, 2023, a criminal case was initiated in Irkutsk for justifying terrorism, rehabilitating Nazism, and desecrating the flag of the Russian Federation against a local 54-year-old resident, Alexander Skvortsov. According to law enforcement's version, Skvortsov tore down the Russian flag from the wall in the premises of the Olympic Reserve sports school, crumpled it, and threw it into the shoe compartment in the closet. Moreover, he left comments in Telegram channels with "rehabilitation of Nazism" and "justification and propaganda of terrorism. What exactly Skvortsov wrote is not reported. Skvortsova was placed in a pre-trial detention center for the duration of the investigation. On April 5, 2024, the 2nd Eastern Military District Court found Aleksandr Skvortsov guilty and sentenced him to four years in a general regime penal colony. Skvortsov was also banned by the court from administering websites for three years. On July 16, 2024, the Appellate Military Court reduced the sentence by one month.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Скворцов Александр Александрович, 3 августа 1969 г. ФКУ ИК-31 ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю, адрес: 660111, г. Красноярск, ул. Кразовская 10 связь через: Зонателеком
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