Andrey Vasilyevich Vitovtov

Case Summary

Andrey Vitovtov was sentenced to 6 years in prison for publicly justifying terrorism in online posts. He faces additional charges of high treason.

Charges (2)

1. Public justification of terrorism and incitement to it on the Internet
2. High treason

Criminal Code Articles (2)

Key Facts (4)

• Accused of posting on "Ice Under the Major's Feet" Telegram channel
• One post related to an assassination attempt on Zakhar Prilepin
• Claims posts were made by the channel administrator, not himself
• Wife states one post appeared 2 hours after his arrest

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