Personal Information
- Birth date
- 1 окт. 1981 г. (44 years old)
Prus Maksim Vasilevich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Saint Petersburg
- Detention date:
- 8 дек. 2023 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 205.2 CC RF Part 2
- Sentence:
- ₽500000 fine
- Case categories:
- "Extremist" statements, Justification of terrorism, Freedom of speech, Anti-war case
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 25 июн. 2024 г.
Case Description
Law enforcement officers detained Maksim Prus in St. Petersburg on December 8, 2023. According to the FSB, in the Telegram messenger he wrote 'approving' comments under news about terrorist attacks in Russia and 'openly sympathized with the militarized nationalist formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces'." 4. A criminal case was initiated against the detainee for justifying terrorism. After the search and interrogation, Prus was released on his own recognizance not to leave. March 18, 2024, the 1st Western Military District Court found Maksim Prus guilty and sentenced him to a fine of 500 thousand. rubles. On May 28, 2024, the Appellate Military Court left the sentence unchanged.
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