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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
OccupationFormer security official
Arrested inIrkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
31
Case Summary
Unknown male 520 is a former security official from Irkutsk. He is at large and faces charges under Article 280 of the Criminal Code, but no verdict has been reached.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Former security official
- 02Charged under Article 280
- 03No verdict yet
- 04Currently at large
02Charges
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
60%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The lack of specific name components makes inference difficult, but the arrest location in Irkutsk suggests a general Russian demographic.
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05Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Unknown male 520 (PPW case cmi8812d, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi8812dy0028li0t30ccj3gg. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/unknown-male-520).
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