10.04.2025, 19:36

A new criminal case is likely to be opened against Gennadiy Lemeshko: he was not released from prison after serving an 8-year sentence

Hennadiy Limeshko served his sentence in February 2025 and was supposed to be released. However, he was taken directly to the Center for the Detention of Foreign Citizens. His wife Iryna informed the Crimean Human Rights Group about it and later she received a message that Gennadiy was taken from the center to the detention center.

It is not known exactly where he is now. It is assumed that he may be held in a pre-trial detention center in Stavropol

Probably, a new criminal case has been opened against Gennadiy Limeshko, allegedly for "public calls for extremist activities."

The CHRG notes that on August 12, 2017, the Russian FSB reported the detention in the occupied Crimea, in the city of Sudak, of Gennadiy Limeshko, whom they called an "SBU agent" and accused of allegedly preparing sabotage against the peninsula's infrastructure and life support facilities. The SBU called this report on the detention of the Ukrainian "agent" "another provocation" by the Russian FSB

And on May 10, 2018, the "judge" of the "Sudak City Court" Yevgeny Rykov passed a verdict against Ukrainian citizen Gennady Limeshko, finding him guilty under Part 2 of Article 222; Part 2 of Article 222.1; Part 2 of Article 223.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation of storage and manufacture of explosives.

It is reported that the "judge" interpreted as an aggravating circumstance the fact that G. Limeshko, according to the investigation, "kept weapons out of hatred and enmity because of the annexation of Crimea to Russia".

At one time, G. Limeshko entered into a pre-trial agreement with the investigation. He was sentenced to 8 years in prison