In penal colony

Vasily Kuksov

Birth date

May 31, 1988

Citizenship

Russia

Family

Officially registered marriage; Have children

Case

The Network case in Penza

Article

Part 2, Article 205.4 of the Criminal Code; Part 1, Article 222 of the Criminal Code

Verdict

9 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony

He was detained on 19 October 2017. At the same time, the FSB officers searched his flat and car, where they found a gun. Kuksov claims that the weapon was planted on him. He was accused of participation in the terrorist community "Network" and arrested. Activists and human rights defenders consider this case to be part of a pressure campaign against anarchists. In detention, Kuksov was infected with an open form of tuberculosis. On 10 February 2020, he was sentenced to nine years in a general regime colony.