Vasilii Surin

Case Summary

Vasilii Surin was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for justifying terrorism and calling for extremism. The charges stem from his online approval of the Crimean bridge bombing and alleged calls for violence on ethnic grounds.

Charges (2)

1. Justification of terrorism
2. Calls for extremism

Criminal Code Articles (2)

Key Facts (3)

• Sentenced to 3.5 years in a general regime penal colony
• Banned from administering websites for 4 years
• Justified the bombing of the Crimean bridge and called for violence on ethnic grounds

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