Ivan Matsitsky
Entrepreneurs
1975-07-25
Imprisoned
Saint Petersburg
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Arrested in June 2017 with accusation of illegal entrepreneurship, as well as leading an extremist community and humiliation of human dignity. In November 2019, a preventive measure in the form of a ban from certain actions was chosen. On 16 March 2021, sent to pre-trial detention centre again. 8 April 2022 sent to house arrest. 24 August 2023 sentenced to six and a half years in a general regime colony, released from punishment.
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