He died two weeks after the court's release. The court refused three…
He died two weeks after the court's release. The court refused three times to release Sergey Sviridov, a resident of the Altai Krai, who was held in custody on charges of arson at a military facility.
Consensus
- Sergey Sviridov was a 46-year-old resident of Altai Krai.
- He was detained in January 2024 in Barnaul.
- He was charged with planning to set fire to a military object.
- He was sentenced to 17 years and 7 months in prison.
- He was initially held in the prison in Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai.
- In March 2025, he was diagnosed with a malignant tumor.
- He was transferred to a prison hospital in Krasnoyarsk.
- He suffered from severe respiratory problems and lost the ability to walk without assistance.
- He submitted three requests to the court for release due to terminal illness.
- The courts rejected his requests three times.
- The court granted his release on May 26, 2025.
- He died on June 12, 2025, two weeks after his release.
Points of divergence
- The court released him on May 26 and he died on June 12. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The court released him on May 26, and he died on June 12. — tg_sibrealii
- The court released him on May 26 after three previous rejections, and he died on June 12. — mediazona
Coverage (3 sources)
- In Barnaul, court three times refused release to prisoner with fatal illness. He died two weeks after... — Радио Свобода
- In Siberia, court three times refused to release prisoner with fatal illness. He died two weeks after release... — Сибирь.Реалии
- A baranul who was sentenced for arson of a military object died two weeks after release; before that, courts refused to release the dying man for a year — Медиазона