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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
OccupationOSCE Technical Monitoring Group Leader
Arrested in—
Held at—
Categorytreason
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
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Cultural
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Ethnic
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Case Summary
David Orrells, a UK citizen and employee of the OSCE mission, was charged with espionage by the Ministry of State Security of the LPR in January 2023. He is accused of transmitting information about the positions of the People's Militia of the LPR and the location of civilian infrastructure.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Дэвиду Орреллсу, гражданину Великобритании и сотруднику миссии ОБСЕ, предъявлено обвинение в шпионаже Министерством государственной безопасности ЛНР в январе 2023 года. Его обвиняют в передаче информации о позициях Народной милиции ЛНР и расположении объектов гражданской инфраструктуры.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Espionage
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. ст. 276 УК РФ
03Analysis
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Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
10%EthnicityUnknown
Region of originUnknown
ReligionUnknown
The name is a combination of English names and does not follow typical Russian naming conventions.
04Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: David John Orrells (PPW case cminfz8o). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cminfz8od0004liuvv4dwtt7l. Original data from politzek.org (https://www.politzek.org/prisoners#david-john-orrells).
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