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Alexander Smirnov

Alexander Smirnov

Moscow

45 yr old (born in 09.08.1980)

Address: 127081, г. Москва, ул.Вилюйская, дом 4,, ФКУ СИЗО-4 УФСИН России по г. Москве ("Медведь"), Смирнов Александр Михайлович, 1980 г.р.

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Alexander Smirnov's case of public justification of terrorism

Associate Professor at the Research Institute of the Federal Penitentiary Service. In June 2024, he was taken into custody on charges of publicly justifying terrorism because of a certain status on WhatsApp.

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Address: 127081, г. Москва, ул.Вилюйская, дом 4,, ФКУ СИЗО-4 УФСИН России по г. Москве ("Медведь"), Смирнов Александр Михайлович, 1980 г.р.

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