Personal Information
- Birth date
- 19 окт. 2005 г. (20 years old)
- Special circumstances
- student
- Notes
- student at the Faculty of Political Science of Omsk State University named after", Dostoevsky
Zhigulyov Andrey Olegovich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Omsk Oblast
- Detention date:
- 20 февр. 2024 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 205.2 CC RF Part 2
- Sentence:
- ₽40000 fine
- Case categories:
- Justification of terrorism, Freedom of speech, Anti-war case
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 21 мая 2024 г.
Case Description
In February 2024, in Omsk, 18-year-old political science student Andrey Zhigulyov was detained." "During the detention, physical force was used against Zhigulev. A criminal case was opened against Zhigulev for "public justification of terrorism. According to the investigation, Zhigulev published a comment in the 'Civil Council' public page justifying the killing of war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky. At the same time, the "Civic Council" itself sharply condemned what had happened, and the comment was written from an anonymous account a year ago - that is, at a time when Zhigulev was in school. On February 20, 2024, the court sent Zhigulev to a remand prison. In December 2024, it became known that he was released under a ban on certain actions. On April 9, 2025, the 2nd Eastern Military District Court found Andrey Zhigulev guilty and sentenced him to a fine of 40 thousand. rubles.
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