Sergei Vladimirovich Lintsov

Case Summary

Sergei Lintsov, a former deputy chief physician and military officer, was sentenced to 4 years in a general regime colony for disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces motivated by political hatred. He was arrested in September 2023 for a video posted in September 2022.

Charges (1)

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

Criminal Code Articles (1)

Key Facts (3)

• Accused of posting a video containing "fakes" about the Russian army in September 2022.
• Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code is considered non-legal.
• VK page has been deleted, the content of the video is unknown.

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