Nevorotin Sergey Vladimirovich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Tver Oblast
- Detention date:
- 22 авг. 2023 г.
- Charges:
- Article 207.3, Part 2, Paragraph d of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
- Sentence:
- 6 years general regime
- Estimated release date:
- 4 сент. 2024 г.
- Case categories:
- Anti-war case, Freedom of speech
Case Description
In the city of Bezhetsk, Tver Oblast, in August 2023, former powerlifting coach from Bezhetsk Sergey Neverotin was detained. He was accused of spreading knowingly false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation motivated by political hatred." The criminal prosecution was prompted by a video about the war on his personal page and the page "Gym in DOSAAF (g. In the "VKontakte" social network. According to the investigation, after the start of the full-scale war, Nevorotin began posting videos about crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine." 5. In particular, the appellate ruling lists videos with titles such as "Bucha after the invasion of zombies and mercenaries for money 2022, Complete destruction of Russian propaganda, War. Day 84. The third phase of the war: catastrophic losses of Russian Federation equipment, cannon fodder from soldiers, and others. On August 22, 2023, the Bezhetsk Interdistrict Court of the Tver Region sent Nevorotin to a pre-trial detention center. On December 28, 2023, Judge Svetlana Pavlova of the Bezhetsk Interdistrict Court of the Tver Region found Sergey Nevorotin guilty and sentenced him to six years in a general regime colony. The court also banned Nevorotin from administering internet resources for three years. On February 22, 2024, the Tver Regional Court upheld the verdict. On August 27, 2024, the Torzhok Interdistrict Court of the Tver Region granted a petition for the release of Neverotin from punishment due to his health condition - he had stage four cancer. On September 4, 2024, he was released from the colony. On January 10, 2025, Sergei Neverotyn passed away. Before his death, he was in the hospital, the last two weeks he spent in a sedative sleep, but never woke up.
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