Viacheslav Semakin
Biography
On 6 July 2017, Semakin was detained together with 18 other people on suspicion of continuing the activities of an extremist organization. Signed a recognisance bond not to leave the country. On 11 March 2019, sentenced to two years in a penal colony. Released in January 2021.
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