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Ruslan Kostylenkov
Farmers
1993-03-15
В заключении
Moscow
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Biography
Ruslan Kostylenkov was detained on 15 March 2018. According to him, after the search, he was beaten and tortured with a bag and forced to incriminate himself on camera. The next day Kostylenkov was arrested.
On 6 August 2020, he was sentenced to seven years in a general regime colony. On 12 January 2021, the court of appeal reduced the sentence by three months.
Kostylenkov was released on 13 July 2023.
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