Personal Information
- Birth date
- 22 сент. 1961 г. (64 years old)
- Special circumstances
- activist, leftist views
Kochetova Vera Vladimirovna
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Voronezh Oblast
- Charges:
- Art. 205.2 CC RF Part 2
- Sentence:
- ₽230000 fine
- Case categories:
- Justification of terrorism, Freedom of speech
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 19 июн. 2024 г., Removed 11 дек. 2025 г.
Case Description
In Voronezh, no later than February 1, 2023 (the exact date is unknown), a criminal case was opened for justifying terrorism against local 61-year-old activist Vera Kochetova. The reason for the criminal prosecution was certain comments published by the activist in 2018. It is unknown exactly what Kochetova wrote. During the investigation, Kochetova was under house arrest and for one month under examination in a psychiatric hospital." 5. On February 28, 2023, the 2nd Western Military District Court found Vera Kochetova guilty and sentenced her to a fine of 240 thousand. rubles. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.
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