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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex50 · male
OccupationPolitician, Entrepreneur
Arrested inTolyatti, Samara Oblast
Held atFederal Governmental Institution "Penal colony no. 10 of the Russian Penitentiary Directorate of Samara region"
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence7 yrs
Case Summary
Andrey Balin, a former politician, was sentenced to seven years in a penal colony for spreading false information about the Armed Forces on VKontakte. He has previously faced charges for inciting hatred.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Sentenced to 7 years for spreading false information on VKontakte.
- 02Former politician.
- 03Previously charged with inciting hatred.
- 04Threatened by a fellow inmate.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Spreading false information about the Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
AI Assessment
MEDIUM0%
ANALYSIS:Subject shows a 0% probability of mistreatment based on historical patterns in this region.
ModelXGB-Text
Accuracy94.2%
Predicts torture risk and case urgency from arrest data using XGBoost.
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedVKontakte
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Andrey is a common Slavic name, and Balin is a typical Russian surname.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 10, 2022
Sentence served
3y 11mo / 7 yrs
05Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Andrey Balin (PPW case cmi884v8). Retrieved May 31, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi884v8a003pli0tmar83j36. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/andrey-balin).
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