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Military Court Sends Bryansk Resident to Prison for Online Calls to Terrorism

The Second Western District Military Court applied Article 205.2 for a social-media comment that authorities said urged violent overthrow.

Overview

  • On October 21, the court sentenced the man to three years in a general-regime penal colony.
  • Judges convicted him under Criminal Code Article 205.2 part 2 for public calls to terrorism made via the internet.
  • The sentence includes a two-year ban on administering internet channels and websites.
  • Regional FSB officers detained the suspect at his Bryansk residence in June.
  • Officials said he posted a text comment on a social network urging terrorist activity and the armed overthrow of state power.