Dmitrii Bogmut
Scientists
1975-01-18
Imprisoned
Saint Petersburg
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Technician of the neutron physicochemical research laboratory of the Kurchatov Institute in Gatchina. On 5 April 2024, he was taken into custody in a case of spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces due to dozens of comments and publications about the war, including a Deutsche Welle video titled "Attack on Pavlograd, how Putin is preparing for a defensive war and undermining the combat capability of the Russian Army". He later said that he had been forced to kneel for two hours during a search in his work office and was not allowed to wear outdoor trousers before
Technician of the neutron physicochemical research laboratory of the Kurchatov Institute in Gatchina. On 5 April 2024, he was taken into custody in a case of spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces due to dozens of comments and publications about the war, including a Deutsche Welle video titled "Attack on Pavlograd, how Putin is preparing for a defensive war and undermining the combat capability of the Russian Army". He later said that he had been forced to kneel for two hours during a search in his work office and was not allowed to wear outdoor trousers before a meeting to elect a preventive measure. On 22 November 2024, it became known that Bogmut was not receiving medical care in the pre-trial detention centre.
On 30 January 2026, the court sentenced him to seven years in a general regime colony.