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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex44 · male
OccupationLaw enforcement officials
Arrested inRostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast
Held atFederal Governmental Institution "Penal colony no. 5 of the Penitentiary Directorate of Kirov region"
Categoryanti_war
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Valery Kotovich, a former law enforcement official, was sentenced to 6 years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. He allegedly criticized the actions of the Russian military in Ukraine.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Criticized actions of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
- 02Served in the internal troops of Ukraine on the territory of Crimea
- 03Sentenced to six years of imprisonment
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Dissemination of false information about the RF Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Valery is common in Slavic cultures, and the patronymic Kotovich suggests a Russian origin.
04Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Valery Kotovich (PPW case cmi88ats). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88ats6005xli0tuguke032. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/valery-kotovich).
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