A pensioner convicted of commenting on Akhmat Kadyrov died in prison.

Oleg Tyryshkin, a pensioner from the Kemerovo region, found guilty of justifying terrorism for his comment about the death of Akhmat Kadyrov, died in custody.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," an appellate court found a comment about the death of Akhmat Kadyrov to be a justification of terrorism and upheld a two-year sentence for Oleg Tyryshkin, a pensioner from the Kemerovo region. Oleg Tyryshkin. Human rights activists have recognized him as a political prisoner.

Oleg Tyryshkin's death was reported by activists who corresponded with political prisoners. According to them, he died "of a heart attack." At the time of his death, Oleg was presumably in the Kemerovo region, but his exact location was unknown due to the transfer, RusNews reports.

On April 24, Tyryshkin was removed from the Rosfinmonitoring Service's list of "terrorists and extremists," but the cause of death was not known at the time, the report states.

Tyryshkin's death was confirmed by OVD-Info*, citing relatives: "Oleg died about a month ago, of heart disease," SotaVision* reports.

Tyryshkin's removal from the list of extremists and terrorists was reported by the Telegram channel "Updating the List of Terrorists and Extremists," which monitors changes to the Rosfinmonitoring list.

Tyryshkin had previously stated poor health in the appellate court. "My legs can't walk anymore. I don't know what to do. Why am I suffering like this?" he said in court. He heard the court's decision while lying on the floor of his pretrial detention cell.

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