Vasily Kuksov freed after 9 years in 'Network' case
Vasily Kuksov, a 38-year-old defendant in the 'Network' case, was released from prison after serving nine years of a nine-year sentence. He was released from IK-16 in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on October 16 and traveled to Serdobsk in Penza Oblast the next morning to meet his family.
Consensus
- Vasily Kuksov was released from prison on October 16 after serving a nine-year sentence.
- Kuksov was convicted in the 'Network' case in 2020.
- He was released from IK-16 in Nizhegorod Oblast.
- He traveled by train to Serdobsk in Penza Oblast on October 17 to meet his family.
- The 'Network' case began in October 2017 and involved accusations of creating a terrorist organization.
- Kuksov was accused of participating in a terrorist group linked to anti-fascist and anarchist activists.
- The case was based on confessions from Yegor Zorin, who was arrested with narcotics.
- Zorin's case was closed without going to trial.
- Several defendants, including Kuksov, claimed they were subjected to torture and coercion during investigation.
- Kuksov was diagnosed with open tuberculosis during his imprisonment and was held in a facility for sick inmates.
- He was transferred to a penal colony after being released from a medical facility in January 2022.
- Other defendants in the case had previously been released, including Shishkin, Boyarshinov, Sygynbaev, and Filinkov.
Points of divergence
- Kuksov was released from IK-16 on October 16, and arrived in Serdobsk on the morning of October 17. — tg_currenttime
- Kuksov was released from IK-16 'yesterday' (October 15) and traveled to Serdobsk on October 17. — mediazona
- Kuksov was held in LIU-3 for tuberculosis patients in November 2020 and released in January 2022. — mediazona
- Kuksov was released from the colony on October 16, and the group supporting Ilya Shakhursky reported it. — tg_currenttime
- Kuksov was not given a chance to give testimony in court about torture, but he stated during trial that he was beaten and threatened with having his finger cut off. — mediazona
Coverage (2 sources)
- Defendant of the "Network" case Vasily Kuksov went free after nine years in prison — Настоящее Время
- From the colony came Vasily Kuksov, sentenced in the 'Network' case in 2020 — Медиазона