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Olga Opaleva

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Retired persons

birthday

1952-04-22

current location

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Spassk-Dalny

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Biography

On November 25th, 2018, she was detained and on November, 27th placed under house arrest on charges of organising activities of an extremist organisation. On October 10th 2019, she suffered a stroke while being escorted to court. Acquaintances report that she was paralysed on the left side of her body. On November 19th she was released from house arrest on a recognizance not to leave. February 10th, 2023 she was convicted to four and a half years suspended sentence. On May 24th, the appeals court reduced the sentence by two months.

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