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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex33 · male
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence9 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Miguel Ángel Cárdenas Montilla, a Colombian citizen, was sentenced by the Supreme Court of the "DPR" to 9 years in a strict regime colony for participating as a mercenary in an armed conflict. He was captured on June 5, 2024.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Citizen of Colombia
- 02Father of four minor children
- 03Lived in the city of Tolima
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Карденас Монтилья Мигель Анхель (Cárdenas Montilla Miguel Ángel) родился 19 ноября 1991 года, гражданин Колумбии, жил в городе Толима, отец четырёх несовершеннолетних детей. 24 апреля 2025 года Верховным судом «ДНР» приговорён к 9 годам колонии строгого режима по ч. 3 ст. 359 УК РФ («Участие наёмника в вооружённом конфликте»). Взят в плен 5 июня 2024 года.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 359
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
95%EthnicityHispanic/Latin American
Region of originLatin America
ReligionCatholic Christian
The names Miguel Ángel, Cárdenas, and Montilla are distinctly Spanish/Hispanic, indicating a Latin American origin.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 5, 2024
Sentence served
2y 1mo / 9 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Miguel Ángel Cárdenas Montilla (PPW case cmi8b8z6). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi8b8z60001clipf16zd7t9p. Original data from Political Prisoners Support. Memorial (https://memopzk.org/figurant/kardenas-montilya-migel-anhel/).
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