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Valery Perov

Valery Perov

Nizhny Novgorod

41 yr old (born in 12.08.1984)

Address: 606246, Нижегородская область, Лысковский район, с. Просек, улица заводская д.50, ФКУ «ИК № 16 ГУФСИН России по Нижегородской области», Перов Валерий Валерьевич, 1984 г.р.

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Resident of Nizhny Novgorod, electrician. On 5 October 2023, his home was raided, his wife's hands were pinned behind her back, and Perov himself was beaten with a stun gun. He was taken into custody on charges of confidential co-operation with a foreign state and public justification of terrorism. According to the investigation, he communicated with a representative of the Freedom of Russia Legion and disseminated information about the Legion. At the same time, an FSB officer, who participated in correspondence with Perov under the guise of a representative of the legion, appears in the case as a witness. On 24 October 2024, the Nizhny Novgorod resident was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.

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Address: 606246, Нижегородская область, Лысковский район, с. Просек, улица заводская д.50, ФКУ «ИК № 16 ГУФСИН России по Нижегородской области», Перов Валерий Валерьевич, 1984 г.р.

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