A student from Karelia was sentenced to nine years for “incitement to treason”

The First Western District Military Court sentenced student from Karelia Andrei Vasyurenko to nine years in prison. He was found guilty of inciting terrorist activities (Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code) and preparing to incite high treason by going over to the side of the enemy (Part 1 of Article 30; Part 4 of Article 33; Article 275 of the Criminal Code). this . reports RBC

According to the court verdict, Vasyurenko will spend the first two and a half years of his imprisonment in prison, and the remaining term in a maximum security colony.

Andrei Vasyurenko, who was 18 years old at the time, was detained and arrested in March 2023. According to the human rights project “First Department”, he became the first accused of inciting high treason in the form of switching to the enemy’s side.

The prosecution alleged that from May to November 2022, Vasyurenko allegedly tried to persuade Russians to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine to participate in hostilities against Russia. At the same time, according to RBC sources, Vasyurenko did not succeed in this. It was also reported that the student, according to the security forces, “adhered to nationalist views” and was a supporter of the independence of Karelia.

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