Dmitrii Chuvilin
Ufa
42 yr old (born in 08.03.1984)
Address: 620019 Свердловская область, г. Екатеринбург, ул. Репина, 4, ФКУ СИЗО-1 ГУФСИН России по Свердловской области, Чувилин Дмитрий Александрович, 1984 г.р.
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A former member of the Kurultai (legislative assembly) of Bashkortostan, he voted against constitutional amendments in 2020.
On 24 March 2022, a search was conducted at his home and he was placed in custody. Chuvilin was accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist community, preparing for seizure of power and attempting to steal or extort weapons.
Later he spoke of threats from the FSB, reported on the use of violence against him and other defendants in the case during transportation to the court, as well as that investigators had put pressure on him in the pre-trial detention centre, forcing him to speed up his study of the case files.
According to Mediazona, testimony against the circle's participants was given by Sergei Sapozhnikov, who also took part in the work of the circle and is listed as a witness in the case. According to him, the circle was preparing to seize power.
On 16 December 2025, Chuvilin was sentenced to a 20-year term in a strict regime penal colony
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Address: 620019 Свердловская область, г. Екатеринбург, ул. Репина, 4, ФКУ СИЗО-1 ГУФСИН России по Свердловской области, Чувилин Дмитрий Александрович, 1984 г.р.
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