St. Petersburg Entrepreneur Sent to Pre-Trial Detention for…
A businessman from St. Petersburg was arrested in Moscow for aiding terrorism following 'carousel' arrests for hooliganism — 'Be Careful, News' August 19. The Kuntsevsky Court in Moscow sent D. Sosnovsky to a pretrial detention center, according to a card on the court's website.
Consensus
- The Kuntsevsky District Court in Moscow sent Dmitry Sosnovsky to pre-trial detention on August 18.
- Sosnovsky was previously held under administrative arrest for about a month starting July 15.
- The administrative arrests were based on charges of minor hooliganism, including using profanity and waving arms near the 'Molodezhnaya' metro station.
- Sosnovsky is a native of St. Petersburg and had lived abroad for many years.
- He was reportedly detained shortly after returning to Russia.
- He was charged under Article 205.1, Part 1.1 of the Russian Criminal Code, related to aiding terrorism or financing terrorism.
- The details of the criminal case are not publicly disclosed.
- The case was reported by the media outlet 'Ostorozhno, Novosti'.
Points of divergence
- The charge is 'aiding terrorism' (sodействие терроризму). — tg_radiosvoboda
- The charge is 'financing terrorism' (finansirovanie terrorizma). — mediazona
- The charge is 'financing terrorism', and the suspect is described as 37 years old. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The charge is 'aiding terrorism', and the suspect is described as a builder and individual entrepreneur. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Sosnovsky expressed an anti-war stance in February 2022 by posting 'Did you forget the lessons of 1941?' online. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Sosnovsky's anti-war statement was made in February 2022, and he was detained on July 14. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Sosnovsky studied at the Petrozavodsk Forest Technical University named after Kirov. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Sosnovsky was detained on July 14, and the administrative arrests occurred over a period of about a month. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (4 sources)
- Kuntsevo District Court of Moscow sent D. Sosnovsky to pretrial detention on August 18 on criminal case regarding assistance to terrorism. — Радио Свобода
- A case on financing terrorism was filed against a St. Petersburg man after a month of administrative arrest — Медиазона
- A businessman from St. Petersburg was arrested in Moscow for aiding terrorism after 'carousel' arrests for hooliganism —... — Бумага
- A St. Petersburg resident who returned to Russia was arrested on terrorism financing charges after a month of 'carousel' arrests — SOTAvision
Key entities
- Moscow
- Pre-trial detention center
- Saint Petersburg
- Caution, News
- Kuntsevsky District Court
- Kuntsevsky Court
- Russia
- Dmitry Sosnovsky
- Dmitry S.
- Dmitry Sosnovsky