Personal Information
- Birth date
- 21 мар. 1985 г. (41 years old)
- Special circumstances
- illness, disability, elderly dependents, leftist views
- Notes
- Mother is 76 years old. Born in the city of In Ust-Ilimsk. Secondary specialized education, technician-programmer, moved to Irkutsk, engaged in repairing laptops, smartphones, PCs. Father and mother remained in Ust-Ilimsk. Chronic pancreatitis; Chronic colitis; Chronic hepatitis B; Residual encephalopathy; (persistent pathological changes/damage to the brain) Right lower monoparesis, shortening of the right foot by 0.5-1 cm; Limitation of mobility and other activities of the 1st degree; Myopia of the 3rd degree (serious degree of myopia); High degree of astigmatism; Motor problems" "Due to cerebral palsy, he had 7 operations in childhood, after one of them he contracted hepatitis B.
Riguts Andrey Ostapovich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Irkutsk Oblast
- Charges:
- Art. 205.2 CC RF Part 2, Art. 280 CC RF Part 2
- Sentence:
- 4 years general regime
- Estimated release date:
- 1 апр. 2029 г.
- Case categories:
- Justification of terrorism, Freedom of speech
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 11 июл. 2024 г.
Case Description
Andrey Riguts, a 39-year-old local resident, was charged in the Irkutsk region no later than July 2024. He was accused of public calls for terrorist and extremist activities. According to the investigation, Rigut, being opposed to the "special military operation, posted comments in public internet communities on the Telegram messenger and on the Youtube video hosting service." They contained calls for violent actions against military personnel of the RF Armed Forces and law enforcement officers, as well as for missile strikes on buildings, structures and places of mass gathering of people on the territory of Russia. During the investigation, the defendants in the case were placed under house arrest. On April 2, 2025, the 2nd Eastern Military Court found Andrey Riguts guilty and sentenced him to 4 years in prison in a general regime colony. He was also prohibited for 3 years from engaging in activities related to publicly posting comments and administering internet sites. August 13, 2025, the Appellate Military Court changed the verdict, details are unknown.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Ригуц Андрей Остапович, 21 марта 1985 г. ФКУ ИК-14 ГУФСИН России по Иркутской области, адрес: 665809 г.Ангарск, Первый промышленный массив, квартал 9, строение 10/1 связь через: Зонателеком
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