Personal Information
- Birth date
- 8 авг. 1990 г. (35 years old)
Smirnov Oleg Borisovich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Saint Petersburg
- Detention date:
- 10 июн. 2025 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 282.3 CC RF Part 1
- Sentence:
- ₽350000 fine
- Case categories:
- Extremism financing, Navalny supporter persecution
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 21 июл. 2025 г.
Case Description
34-year-old local resident Oleg Smirnov was detained in St. Petersburg on June 10, 2025. He was accused of financing extremist activities. According to the investigation, on August 5, 2021, Smirnov watched a YouTube video calling for transferring money to the "Anti-Corruption Foundation" and enabled the automatic deduction of funds. In total, he transferred 7 thousand to the organization. rubles. Smirnov explained that he wanted to help the detained and administratively prosecuted participants of the fund. He did not inform the authorities about the financing until the start of investigative actions on June 10, 2025. During the investigation, the case defendant was under house arrest. On November 21, 2025, the Kirovsky District Court of St. Petersburg found Oleg Smirnov guilty and sentenced him to a fine of 350 thousand. rubles. The 7 thousand he listed. rubles were turned into state revenue.
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