A criminal case was opened against a resident of the Khabarovsk Territory under the article of high treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code), he is charged with recruiting Russians into the Russian Freedom Legion. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to the regional department of the FSB.
The intelligence service claims that the 39-year-old man persuaded military personnel of the Khabarovsk garrison to go to Ukraine to fight against Russian soldiers. Khabarovsk resident was detained by military counterintelligence officers.
10 years for correspondence. How they are tried in cases of treason for trying to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine — the example of a bank employee from St. Petersburg
At the end of February 2024, the 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow sentenced St. Petersburg resident Vyacheslav Lutor to 10 years in prison in a case of treason and involvement in the “Freedom of Russia” legion. According to the prosecution, the St. Petersburg resident corresponded with the legion and was planning to leave for Ukraine to fight on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.