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In the Tver region, a defendant in the case of military 'fakes' died, who was released from punishment due to terminal stage oncology

2025.01.10

At the same time, the prosecutor's office contested his release, stating that he 'poses a public danger'

In the Tver region, a defendant in the case of military 'fakes' 'motivated by hatred' from Bezhetsk, Sergey Nevorotin, died, reported 'OVD-Info'* his son. Nevorotin had cancer in the fourth stage.

The coach of the local DOSAAF branch for strength sports, Sergey Nevorotin, was sentenced to six years in a colony in December 2023, and in March 2024, the regional court upheld the decision. He was found guilty due to posting videos about the war on his personal page and the page 'Gym in DOSAAF (Bezhetsk)' on 'VKontakte'. The appellate ruling listed the video titles: 'Bucha after the invasion of zombies and mercenaries for money 2022', 'Complete destruction of Russian propaganda', 'War. Day 84. The third phase of the war catastrophic losses of Russian Federation equipment cannon fodder from soldiers'. Certain citizens who participated in operational-search activities 'as representatives of the public' were called as witnesses in court.

In September, the terminally ill cancer prisoner was released from punishment due to health reasons. 'Nevorotin could not be kept in the colony under general conditions, as there was nothing to treat him with there. He would simply have died slowly,' quotes 'OVD-Info'* lawyer Gevorg Aleksanyan.

Despite this, the Torzhok interdistrict prosecutor's office requested to cancel the ruling, considering that the defendant poses a public danger, but the appellate court upheld the decision to release him.

* Recognized as a 'foreign agent' in Russia.

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