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Mikhail Simonov
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birthday
1960-01-27
current location
Imprisoned
region
Moscow
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Biography
Director of a restaurant car, lived in Belarus. The elderly Simonov is hard of hearing and speaks with difficulty, and has a number of chronic diseases.
A criminal case about "fakes" about the Armed Forces was brought against him. On 30 March 2023, he was sentenced to seven years in a general regime colony. On 18 January 2024, the Сourt of Сassation reduced the sentence by six months.
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