Wife Denied Delivery to Political Prisoner in Rybinsk
The wife of political prisoner Denis Popov was denied a delivery to him at the Rybinsk pre-trial detention center, where he has been held for 1.5 months, after being reclassified as a 'transit inmate' despite awaiting appeal on a verdict. She claims the reason for the reclassification was not explained.
Consensus
- Denis Popov is being held in the Rybinsk pre-trial detention center (SIZO-2) in Yaroslavl Oblast.
- Popov's wife, Darya Popova, attempted to deliver a package to him.
- The SIZO-2 staff refused to accept the delivery.
- The staff cited Popov's reclassification as a 'transit inmate' as the reason for the refusal.
- Popov has been in the facility for 1.5 months.
- Popov is awaiting appeal on a verdict.
- Popov was previously sentenced in March 2023 to 8 years in prison for attempted sabotage and incitement to extremism.
- In September 2026, Popov was sentenced to an additional 9 years for incitement to terrorism based on comments he allegedly made on YouTube while in prison.
- The combined sentence is 10 years from the date the second verdict took effect.
- Darya Popova is preparing complaints to the prosecutor's office and the Federal Penitentiary Service (UFSIN).
- Popov was arrested in July 2022 during an alleged attempt to set fire to a military enlistment office.
- The new case against Popov involves him allegedly accessing a blocked YouTube channel and leaving comments supporting a Ukrainian-aligned legion.
Points of divergence
- The court that sentenced Popov in September 2026 was the Second Western Military Circuit Court. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The new case against Popov was revealed in summer 2026. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Popov was sentenced to 9 years in September 2026 for two charges of incitement to terrorism. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The new verdict added two years to Popov's sentence. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Popov was sentenced to 10 years from the moment the second verdict took effect. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The second verdict was issued in September 2026. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Popov was transferred to the status of 'transit inmate' without explanation. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The staff stated that transit inmates are not allowed deliveries. — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (2 sources)
- Denise Popov's wife denied transfer to pre-trial detention — SOTAvision
- Rybinsk prison transferred political prisoner to 'transit' status and refused handover. He has been there for a month and a half — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
Key entities
- Denis Popov
- Pre-trial detention center
- Rybinsk
- Rybinsk Prison
- Yaroslavl Oblast
- YouTube
- Sotavision
- Seven Seven
- Prison No. 2
- Second Western District Military Court
- Zene