Personal Information
- Birth date
- 24 апр. 1994 г. (32 years old)
- Notes
- Former history teacher. In the summer of 2022, Nikita Tushkanov was fired for "immoral behavior" after a picket in support of Alexei Navalny. On January 23, 2021, he went to the center of Mikun with a poster saying "Be silent or die. The teacher tried to challenge his dismissal, but the courts sided with the school." After the scandal, Nikita could not get a job in any school in the republic and became a tutor. (mother Alyona Vasilyevna Tushkanova, father died)
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Tushkanov Nikita Alekseevich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Komi Republic
- Detention date:
- 7 дек. 2022 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 280.3 CC RF Part 1, Art. 205.2 CC RF Part 2
- Sentence:
- 5 years general regime
- Estimated release date:
- 7 дек. 2027 г.
- Case categories:
- Justification of terrorism, Anti-war case, Crimean Bridge, Freedom of speech
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 9 дек. 2022 г.
Case Description
On December 7, 2022, in the city of Mikun, Republic of Komi, a search was conducted in the apartment of teacher Nikita Tushkanov, after which Tushkanov was detained and taken for questioning at the local FSB office. The next day, the Syktyvkar City Court of the Republic of Komi sent him into custody. A criminal case was opened against Nikita Tushkanov for "justifying terrorism" and "discrediting the Russian army." 5. The reason for the criminal prosecution was a post on VKontakte, in which, under a photo of the explosion of the Crimean Bridge, there was a comment with a positive reaction to what had happened. On May 11, 2023, the 2nd Western Military District Court found Nikita Tushkanov guilty and sentenced him to five and a half years in a general regime penal colony. On September 25, 2023, the Appellate Military Court reduced the punishment to five years.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Тушканов Никита Алексеевич, 24 апреля 1994 г. ФКУ ИК-20 УФСИН России по Вологодской области, адрес: 162840, Россия, Вологодская обл., г. Устюжна, ул. Карла Маркса, д. 57 связь через: Зонателеком
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