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Dmitrii Simbaev
Неизвестно
Imprisoned
Biography
He lived in Ireland for over 20 years, travelled regularly to the Russian Federation. In August 2025, he was detained in Russia and taken into custody on charges of calling for extremism and terrorism. The Irish Times reports from Olga Petrenko, Simbaev's wife, that he is also charged under Article 330 of the Criminal Code (self-dealing with the use or threat of violence), but it is likely to be Article 330.2 of the Criminal Code (failure to report a second citizenship). Simbaev's wife, a Ukrainian citizen, suggests that the reason for the prosecution could have been her post condemning
He lived in Ireland for over 20 years, travelled regularly to the Russian Federation. In August 2025, he was detained in Russia and taken into custody on charges of calling for extremism and terrorism. The Irish Times reports from Olga Petrenko, Simbaev's wife, that he is also charged under Article 330 of the Criminal Code (self-dealing with the use or threat of violence), but it is likely to be Article 330.2 of the Criminal Code (failure to report a second citizenship). Simbaev's wife, a Ukrainian citizen, suggests that the reason for the prosecution could have been her post condemning the war, written after her mother died of a heart attack after shelling in Kharkiv. According to Petrenko, the post could have been found on her husband's phone.