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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex32 · male
OccupationFarmer
Arrested inSaratov Oblast
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence3 years 6 months
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
31
Case Summary
Ilya Usoyan, a livestock farmer, was sentenced to three and a half years in a general regime prison colony. He was accused of attempting to persuade a friend to surrender to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The charges were reclassified from incitement to preparation for organizing voluntary surrender.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01The case involved an alleged attempt to persuade a friend to become a prisoner of war.
- 02The legal charge was reclassified during the investigation.
- 03The friend involved in the case was eventually acquitted.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01preparation of organization of voluntary surrender
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. 352.1Art. 30Art. 33
Documented Legal Violations (2)
- Freedom of speech
- Right to a fair trial
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorInformant
Inferred demographics
80%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Ilya is a common Slavic given name, and Usoyan is a surname common among Russian populations.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Ilya Usoyan (PPW case cmgn4tqc, record version 2026-06-14). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgn4tqch000mlisx5ofi2yei. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/ilya-usoyan).
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