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Konstantin Smirnov

Konstantin Smirnov

Ryazan

44 yr old (born in 01.06.1981)

Address: 391000, Россия, г. Рязань, Первомайский пр-т, д. 27, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Рязанской области, Смирнов Константин Михайлович, 1981 г.р.

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The chairman of the Ryazan branch of the Yabloko party, a member of the Council of Deputies of the Dubrovichi rural settlement of the Ryazan district, the editor-in-chief of the local media outlet Vid Sboku. On 31 January 2025, he was detained in a case of extortion of 300,000 rubles from the general director of a specialised commercial organisation in the Ryazan region. The Yabloko party called Smirnov's prosecution a revenge for their campaign against the abolition of local self-government in the region. The activist was detained.

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Address: 391000, Россия, г. Рязань, Первомайский пр-т, д. 27, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Рязанской области, Смирнов Константин Михайлович, 1981 г.р.

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