The Second Western District Military Court found actor Alexei Panin (recognized in Russia as a foreign agent and included in the list of terrorists and extremists) guilty in absentia of publicly justifying terrorism.
The actor was sentenced to 6 years in prison.
This was reported by MIA "Russia Today" .
What was Panin accused of?
The court sentenced the actor to 6 years in a general regime penal colony, and he was also banned from administering Internet resources for 3 years.
The state prosecution requested 6 years in prison and a ban on administering Internet resources for 5 years.
The maximum penalty for the crime incriminated to Panin under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public justification of terrorism) is 7 years of imprisonment.
According to the case materials, in October 2022, the actor published messages on his Telegram channel justifying the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge.