Malina Vladimir Petrovich

In Naro-Fominsk, at the Nara station, Moscow region, at the railway crossing "Pozhytkovo - Big ring road of the Moscow Railway" on April 25, 2023, unknown persons set fire to a relay cabinet. The arson did not cause any violations in train traffic. Near the relay cabinet, the investigative team discovered a plastic bottle with traces of flammable materials with a volume of one and a half liters, a fragment of burnt wiring, one cigarette butt, an empty Marlboro cigarette pack, and two pairs of cloth gloves. A month and a half later, Vladimir Malin, a 35-year-old bartender from Moscow, was detained on charges of arson. A criminal case was opened against Vladimir for sabotage." The court sent him to a pre-trial detention center. On November 2, 2023, the Investigative Service of the FSB Directorate for Moscow and the Moscow Region initiated another criminal case against Malin for participating in the activities of a terrorist organization." According to the security forces, Malin joined the Legion of "Freedom of Russia" in 2023 and "participated in its activities, carrying out sabotage and terrorist acts by setting fire to relay cabinets at railway transport facilities." It turned out that when the case was transferred to court, articles about "preparation for a terrorist attack, training for terrorist activity, participation in a terrorist community, participation in a terrorist organization, training for sabotage, participation in a sabotage community, and "treason" were added to the charges. On May 23, 2024, the 2nd Western Military District Court found Vladimir Malin guilty and sentenced him to 25 years in prison. Of these, Malin will spend 5 years in prison, and the remaining 20 years in a strict regime colony. In addition, the court ordered the bartender to pay 9.7 thousand. rubles for the benefit of Russian Railways. On September 30, 2024, the Appellate Military Court upheld the sentence.