According to the case materials , on August 10 and 11, 2020, Leonid “intentionally and unlawfully” collected and disseminated information intended for training and other preparation of persons to participate in mass riots, accompanied by violence against individuals, pogroms, arson, destruction of property and armed resistance to government officials .
The prosecution was confident that he disseminated the collected information through telegram chats so that residents of Novopolotsk and nearby settlements could become familiar with it.
Before the verdict, Shamov was in custody.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
