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Sergei Bezrukov
Engineers
1987-10-16
Imprisoned
Moscow
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Biography
An aircraft engineer who investigated the activities of fraudulent brokers. On 13 December 2022, he was detained on charges of public justification of terrorism due to appeals to Russian soldiers to surrender, calls to donate money to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), and harsh remarks about Ramzan Kadyrov. On 15 December, he was remanded in custody. According to Bezrukov’s associates, the criminal case is a retaliation for his conflict with law enforcement agencies, whom he pressured to prosecute fraudulent firms. His associates believe the case is based on fake accounts falsely attributed to Bezrukov. During a search of his
An aircraft engineer who investigated the activities of fraudulent brokers. On 13 December 2022, he was detained on charges of public justification of terrorism due to appeals to Russian soldiers to surrender, calls to donate money to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), and harsh remarks about Ramzan Kadyrov. On 15 December, he was remanded in custody. According to Bezrukov’s associates, the criminal case is a retaliation for his conflict with law enforcement agencies, whom he pressured to prosecute fraudulent firms. His associates believe the case is based on fake accounts falsely attributed to Bezrukov. During a search of his apartment, a package containing an unknown powder was allegedly found in a baby stroller. On 15 February 2024, Bezrukov was sentenced to six years in a general regime penal colony.
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