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A new criminal case has been opened against anti-fascist Aleksandr Snezhkov—he is accused of justifying terrorism during a conversation with a cellmate (Part 1, Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code). This was reported by the support group for those accused in the “Chita case.”

Snezhkov told his lawyer during a meeting that, while he was being held in Pre-Trial Detention Centre No. 1 in Chita, a person collaborating with the administration was placed in his cell. This cellmate began asking the anti-fascist why he was there and recorded their conversation on a dictaphone. The FSB conducted a linguistic analysis of the conversation.

Since the beginning of the year, Snezhkov has spent more than 90 days in SHIZO, and in July he was transferred to a PKT. He is serving his sentence in Penal Colony No. 10 in Krasnokamensk, Zabaykalsky Krai (Eastern Siberia).

  • In April 2024, Snezhkov was sentenced to six years in a penal colony. There were two other defendants in the case: Lyubov Lizunova and Vladislav Vishnevsky. Lizunova was sentenced to three years in a colony, and Vishnevsky received one and a half years of forced labour. Snezhkov and Vishnevsky were found guilty under the article on vandalism motivated by political hatred (Part 2, Article 214 of the Russian Criminal Code). The case against Lizunova under this article was dropped as she is a minor. All three were also convicted under articles for incitement to extremism (Part 2, Article 280) and terrorism (Part 2, Article 205.2).
  • Snezhkov and Lizunova were detained in the autumn of 2022 in Chita (a major city in Eastern Siberia) on suspicion of creating anti-war graffiti and administering the Telegram channels “75zlo” and “Shugan-25,” which posted information about protests against the war in Ukraine, partisan actions, and animal rights. They were initially placed under a travel ban, but after their later arrests in Omsk and Irkutsk, their pretrial restrictions were tightened. The young man was then sent to a pre-trial detention centre, and Lizunova was placed under house arrest. In April 2024, while in tenth grade, Lizunova was sent to a pre-trial detention centre because she arrived home two hours late.