Andrei Shabanov

Resident of Samara, a saxophonist. In May 2020, it became known about the initiation of a case against Shabanov. He was charged with rehabilitation of Nazism. On 1 March 2022, Shabanov was sentenced to a fine of 60 thousand rubles. On 21 March 2024, Shabanov's mother was searched. The law enforcers claimed that they were looking for explosives, but nothing was found. After that Shabanov himself was arrested under the administrative article on disorderly conduct. On 6 April 2024, it became known that he was taken into custody on the case of public justification of terrorism and calls for activities against the security of the Russian Federation, namely joining the legion "Freedom of Russia" and "Russian Volunteer Corps". On 5 February 2025, Shabanov was sentenced in this case to six years in a general regime colony.