🇷🇺 Russia

Maxim Anatolevich Lavrentiev

Лаврентьев Максим Анатольевич

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9 years

Age 42 · male

Detained June 26, 2020(2,123 days)

Kemerovo

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AI Assessment

HIGH

50%

MODEL ANALYSIS: Subject shows a 50% probability of mistreatment based on historical patterns in this region.

ModelXGB-2.1

Accuracy94.2%

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Key Information

Age: 42
Gender: male
Sentence: 9 years
Arrested: June 26, 2020

Location

Country of Arrest: Russia

Arrest Location: Kemerovo; 55.3551°, 86.0871°

Name Origin Analysis

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

Inferred Ethnicity: Slavic Russian
Region of Origin: Slavic Russia
Likely Religion: Orthodox Christian
Confidence: 95%
Reasoning: “The name structure (patronymic and common Russian surnames) strongly indicates a Slavic Russian background.”

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Data Source

Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre

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Case Summary

Maxim Lavrentiev, a blogger and activist, was sentenced to 9 years in prison on multiple charges, including hooliganism, inflicting minor injury, violence against a government official, and inciting hatred. He has been in custody since his arrest in June 2020.

Charges (4)

Hooliganism committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy using objects used as weapons
Intentional infliction of minor injury
Use of violence dangerous to life and health against a government official in connection with the performance of his official duties
Inciting hatred or enmity as part of an organized group based on affiliation with a social group of law enforcement officers

Criminal Code Articles (4)

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Key Facts (3)

Veteran of combat operations in Chechnya.
Activist with the 'Don't Be Inert' movement.
Collaborated with the 'Rosderzhava' publication.

Legal Timeline

Arrest Date

June 26, 2020

Sentence Length

9 years

Native Language Summary

Лаврентьев Максим Анатольевич, родился 9 августа 1981 года, житель города Кемерово, ветеран боевых действий (служил в Чечне). Блогер, активист движения «Не будь инертным», сотрудничал с зарегистрированным изданием «Росдержава» (сотрудники которого Александр Дорогов и Ян Кателевский в настоящий момент также обвиняются по нескольким уголовным статьям и находятся под стражей в Московской области). 16 августа 2024 года приговорён к 9 годам колонии общего режима по ч. 2 ст. 213 («Хулиганство, совершённое, группой лиц по предварительному сговору с применением предметов, используемых в качестве оружия»), ч. 2 ст. 115 УК («Умышленное причинение лёгкого вреда здоровью»), ч. 2 ст. 318 («Применение насилия, опасного для жизни и здоровья, в отношении представителя власти в связи с исполнением им должностных обязанностей») и п. «в» ч. 2 ст. 282 («Возбуждение ненависти либо вражды в составе организованной группы по признаку принадлежности к социальной группе сотрудников правоохранительных органов») УК РФ. Находится под стражей с момента задержания 26 июня 2020 года.