Photo: Buchnev Nikolay Sergeevich
not imprisoned

Personal Information

Birth date
12 мая 1989 г. (37 years old)

Buchnev Nikolay Sergeevich

Added: 26 февр. 2025 г.

Case Information

Region of case initiation:
Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
Detention date:
15 мар. 2024 г.
Charges:
Art. 280.3 CC RF Part 1
Sentence:
1 year suspended
Estimated release date:
17 окт. 2025 г.
Case categories:
Anti-war case, Freedom of speech

Case Description

In Nalchik, no later than March 2024 (the exact date is unknown), a criminal case was opened for repeated "discrediting of the army" against 35-year-old local resident Nikolai Buchnev. The details of the charges are unknown. Earlier, on February 26, 2024, Buchneva was held accountable in a case of an administrative offense under the article on discrediting the army. On October 1, 2024, the Nalchik City Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic found Nikolai Buchnev guilty and sentenced him to 1 year of imprisonment with a probationary period of 1 year. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.