🇷🇺 Russia

Konstantin Vasilyevich Gabov

Габов Константин Васильевич

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5 years

Age 38 · male

Detained April 27, 2024(722 days)

Moscow, Moscow

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AI Assessment

HIGH

45%

MODEL ANALYSIS: Subject shows a 45% probability of mistreatment based on historical patterns in this region.

ModelXGB-2.1

Accuracy94.2%

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Key Information

Age: 38
Gender: male
Sentence: 5 years
Arrested: April 27, 2024

Location

Country of Arrest: Russia

Arrest Location: Moscow, Moscow; 55.7505°, 37.6175°
Current Location: General regime penal colony

Name Origin Analysis

⚠️ ML-inferred from onomastic analysis — not verified identity. For aggregate research only.

Inferred Ethnicity: Slavic Russian
Region of Origin: Slavic Russia
Confidence: 90%
Reasoning: “The name structure (First Name + Patronymic + Surname) is standard Russian, and the location is a major Russian city.”

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Data Source

Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre

Russia · Memorial

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Case Summary

Konstantin Gabov, a journalist who worked for Reuters, Radio Svoboda, and Deutsche Welle, was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in a general regime penal colony. He was convicted of participating in an extremist community.

Charges (1)

Participation in an extremist community

Criminal Code Articles (1)

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Key Facts (3)

Journalist who worked for Reuters, Radio Svoboda, and Deutsche Welle.
Sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison.
Convicted of participating in an extremist community.

Legal Timeline

Arrest Date

April 27, 2024

Sentence Length

5 years

Native Language Summary

Габов Константин Васильевич родился 6 октября 1986 года, житель Москвы, журналист, работал продюсером новостной службы информационного агентства Reuters, как репортёр сотрудничал с Радио Свобода и Deutsche Welle. 15 апреля 2025 года приговорён к 5 годам и 6 месяцам колонии общего режима по ч. 2 ст. 282.1 УК РФ («Участие в экстремистском сообществе»). Лишён свободы с 27 апреля 2024 года.