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A Russian software program developer in Moscow on Tuesday was sentenced to fifteen years arduous jail time for donating roughly $500 to a Ukrainian protection fund, reporting by East2West confirmed.
Sergei Irin, 45, who at one level labored for Russian tech large Yandex, apparently refused to face in courtroom as he was issued his sentence, however held up an indication that learn, “Putin is a “s—head.”
Former software program developer with Russian tech large Yandex, Sergei Irin, 45, held up an indication studying ‘Putin is a s—head’ as he was sentenced to fifteen years in jail for treason in Moscow courtroom on Aug. 26, 2025. (East2West)
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Irin, in keeping with footage given to Fox Information Digital, was arrested on the suspicion of treason, and was handed a 15-year sentence in a maximum-security jail for his “act of defiance,” in keeping with the report.
Although it’s unclear if both his jail placement or the period of time he was handed was affected by the signal he held whereas in courtroom, or merely for donating to a Ukrainian protection fund.
Within the video, a person who’s allegedly Irin these whose face is blurred out, is seen being tackled and handcuffed by masked cops.
Irin was apparently visiting his mom after having fled Russia someday prior.
Former software program developer with Russian tech large Yandex, Sergei Irin, 45, is tackled by Russian police forces throughout his arrest forward of his sentencing in a Moscow courtroom on Aug. 26, 2025. (East2West)
He’s then questioned in a van by the lads, at which level he admits that inside days of Russian President Vladimir Putin launching his unlawful and lethal invasion of Ukraine, Irin donated funds to Ukraine’s Come Again Alive charity, which helps Kyiv’s protection forces.
The donation was made on Feb. 27, 2022, in keeping with Irin.
The 45-year-old additionally mentioned he feels “negatively” in direction of the Putin regime and admitted to having participated in opposition rallies.
Former software program developer with Russian tech large Yandex, Sergei Irin, 45, was sentenced in a Moscow courtroom on Aug. 26, 2025. (East2West)
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The report by East2West mentioned he was later “interrogated with a stun gun and despatched by aircraft to Moscow, to the Lefortovo [notorious pretrial detention center].”
Irin was additionally issued a roughly $62,000 high quality by the Russian courtroom on Tuesday.
It’s unclear which maximum-security jail he might be despatched to, to hold out his sentence.
