Yury Charapniou

sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment

Prisoner

Date of detention: 9 November 2021

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Yury Charapniou was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony in February 2022. It is known that he was detained for 15 days on November 9, 2021, but was not released after he had served his term.

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