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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex61 · male
OccupationEntrepreneur
Arrested inMoscow, Moscow
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence3 years
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
31
Case Summary
Sergei Platonov was sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment with 2 years 6 months' probation for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and inciting hatred. The charges stemmed from anti-Semitic statements he posted online.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Fined previously for similar administrative offenses.
- 02Sentence includes a ban on administrative activities on websites.
- 03Case submitted to court in February 2025, sentenced in April 2025.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
- 02Inciting hatred
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Sergei Platonov is a common Russian name with a typical Slavic structure.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Sergei Platonov (PPW case cmgoir4v, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoir4v3001ylizywya95a3h. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/sergei-platonov).
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