Yuri Anatolyevich Kokhovets

Case Summary

Yuri Kokhovets was initially sentenced to 5 years of forced labor for expressing negative views about the war in a street interview. The sentence was later increased to 5 years in a general regime colony after an appeal.

Charges (1)

1. Public dissemination of deliberately false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation based on political hatred

Criminal Code Articles (1)

Key Facts (4)

• Convicted for expressing anti-war views in a street interview
• Initially charged under Part 1 of Article 207.3, later under Part 2
• Linguistic expertise used to establish 'political hatred'
• Sentence increased on appeal

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