Independent media coverage focuses extensively on his role as a reliable enforcer of state repression, highlighting his panel's decisions to uphold or toughen long prison sentences for high-profile political prisoners, such as theater directors Zhenya Berкович and Svetlana Petriychuk, and individuals convicted in high-profile sabotage and terrorism trials.
Aleksandr Georgievich Darnitsyn is a judge presiding in the Russian Federation. Based on documented cases, his rulings frequently involve charges related to terrorism and treason, specifically under articles concerning the preparation of terrorist acts (205.1, 205.5), treason (275), and attempted participation in terrorist organizations (30, 205.5). The defendants in these cases include legal consultants and individuals accused of providing reconnaissance or attempting to join foreign military formations.
In 2023, Darnitsyn presided over the sentencing of Veronika Netunaeva, a legal consultant who received 6 years in a general regime penal colony for allegedly providing information about the Uglich hydroelectric power station to a person claiming to be a Ukrainian soldier. Other cases under his jurisdiction during this period include the sentencing of Vyacheslav Lutor to 10 years and Evgeny Bondarenko to 18 years for charges involving treason and terrorist activities.
Veronika Netunaeva, a legal consultant, was sentenced to 6 years in a general regime penal colony for aiding in the preparation of a terrorist act. She was accused of providing information about the Uglich hydroelectric
Vyacheslav Lutor was sentenced to 10 years in a strict regime colony for preparing to participate in a terrorist organization, preparing to commit treason, and collaborating with a representative of a foreign state. He w
Evgeny Bondarenko from Tula was sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempted treason, attempted participation in a terrorist organization, and involvement of another person in terrorist activities. He allegedly tried to