"You're not a sweetheart—you need to do some time." A Voronezh resident received a 23-year sentence for plotting a railway bombing. He claimed he was tortured and that the case was fabricated by the FSB.
Voronezh Regional Court has concluded that Alexander Dimitrenko Guilty of treason, plotting sabotage, and possessing explosives. He was sentenced to two years longer than the prosecutor requested.
According to investigators, Dimitrenko attempted to set off an explosion at a railway station. Maslovka, on the southern outskirts VoronezhHe was arrested in May 2022.
Dimitrenko himself He claimedthat during the search, FSB officers hit him in the face, put a bag over his head, and forced him to talk on camera about their alleged plans to fight on the side of Ukraine.
He also claimed that explosives, a wad of dollars, and a Ukrainian passport were planted on him. To prove that these items belonged to him, they were placed in his bed linen.
"One molecule is enough there."“,” Dimitrenko quoted the investigator.
According to him, the beatings and torture continued after his arrest: officers hit him on the head, stomped on his body, suffocated him with a bag, and threatened to pressure his relatives.
In response to the detainee’s objections that he was not involved in these crimes, the FSB detective allegedly replied: “You're not all white and fluffy, you need to sit down.».
Ultimately, Dimitrenko signed the required confessions and withdrew the complaints he had filed through his lawyer.
The trial was held behind closed doors; even the parents were not allowed to attend the verdict.
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