Pavel Kulazhanka

Date of birth: 5 January 1984

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 357 of the Criminal Code — Conspiracy to seize power in an unconstitutional way
  • Art. 295-3 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions in relation to objects which action is based on use of combustible substances
  • Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism
  • Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities
  • Art. 290-4 of the Criminal Code — Establishing or participating in an organization for the purpose of terrorist activity
  • Part 2 of Art. 290-5 of the Criminal code — Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization and participating in such an organization

Sentence: 24 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Judge: Mikhail Makarevich

Groups: Law enforcement officers

Notes: Trials in absentia, War in Ukraine

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