Pavel Kastrykin

Date of birth: 22 December 1997

Date of detention: 31 October 2023

Charges indicted:

Art. 342 of the Criminal Code β€” Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Ala Skuratovich

On December 18, 2023, Pavel Kastrykin was found guilty under Article 342 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to two and a half years of restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya"). He was convicted for participating in one of the Marches in 2020 and pleaded guilty.

 Judge Ala Skuratovich announced the sentence. Pavel was released in the courtroom.

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