Pensioner from the Moscow Region sentenced to 7 years in a penal colony in the “citizens of the USSR” case

Pensioner from the Moscow Region sentenced to 7 years in a penal colony in the “citizens of the USSR” case

Galina Shustanova, a 64-year-old resident of Krasnogorsk, was found guilty of organizing the activities of an extremist organization and participating in it. A listener from the courtroom told OVD-Info about this.

Shustanova was taken into custody after the verdict was announced.

“I have never gone against the country; I worked for it for 40 years. Yes, we discussed the special military operation, but we did not say anything bad. I have been in horror for the past year because of these accusations,” she said in her final statement.

🟧 According to the prosecution, the pensioner created the association “Soviet People,” which continued the activities of the interregional public organization “Citizens of the USSR.” In 2022, it was designated extremist (in fact, the court decision concerned the Samara group of “citizens of the USSR”).

🟧 The state prosecutor claimed that the goal of “Soviet People” was to change the political regime and the Constitution and restore the USSR. Several people allegedly joined the association, and Shustanova collected money for its activities.

🟧 The pensioner did not admit guilt. She insisted that she had no connection to the Samara group of “citizens of the USSR.”

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Pensioner from the Moscow Region sentenced to 7 years in a penal colony in the “citizens of the USSR” case

Moscow’s Preobrazhensky Court sentenced Galina Shustanova, a 64-year-old resident of Krasnogorsk, to seven years in a general-regime penal colony under articles on organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code) and participating in it (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). OVD…