Polina Roots

Case Summary

Polina Roots and her husband Vitaly Torochkov were arrested in September 2022 and charged with public justification of terrorism, manufacture, and possession of explosives. Roots was sentenced to nine years in a general regime colony and fined 350,000 rubles.

Charges (2)

1. Public justification of terrorism
2. Manufacture and possession of explosives

Criminal Code Articles (3)

Key Facts (3)

• Deprived of parental rights prior to arrest
• Publicly renounced Russian citizenship
• Blogged about child removal in Russia

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