Personal Information
- Birth date
- 27 авг. 1968 г. (57 years old)
- Notes
- pilot, commander of a civil aviation aircraft
Samoylov Sergey Nikolaevich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Krasnodar Krai
- Detention date:
- 24 янв. 2025 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 275 CC RF
- Sentence:
- 12 years strict regime
- Estimated release date:
- 23 янв. 2037 г.
- Case categories:
- Treason, Anti-war case
Case Description
In Krasnodar Krai, 57-year-old local resident, civil aviation aircraft commander Sergey Samoilov, was detained no later than January 2025. He was accused of treason. According to the investigation, the man proactively contacted a volunteer who was collecting money to finance the AFU. After receiving the necessary instructions, Samoylov made a money transfer through an internet service for exchanging electronic money and cryptocurrencies to the specified settlement account. For the duration of the investigation, the defendant was placed in a pre-trial detention center. On June 4, 2025, the Rostov Regional Court found Sergey Samoilov guilty and sentenced him to 12 years in a strict regime colony, 1 year of restriction of freedom, and a fine of 200 thousand. rubles. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.
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