Grebennikov Sergei Vladimirovich
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Sergey Grebennikov was born on October 26, 1986 in PodolskMoscow region.
Education
He graduated from the International Academy of Business and Management (MUBiU).
Biography
2007-2022
Since 2007, he was Deputy Executive Director of ROCIT.
As of April 2014 - Director of ROCIT.
For November 2022 - Deputy Director of RAEK, member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.
2024
As of February 2024 - Director of RAEK.
2025
Drug article arrest
On January 31, 2025, it became known that Tverskoy District Court Moscow he had arrested director Russian Association of Electronic Communications (RAEC) Sergei Grebennikov. He is remanded in custody under the article on. drugs
According to RIA Novosti, Grebennikov is charged with paragraph "b" of part 3 of article 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - illegal production, sale or transfer of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues in a significant amount. Such acts are punishable by imprisonment for up to 15 years with a fine of up to 500 thousand rubles or in the amount of the convict's salary or other income for a period of up to three years.
 | The petition was granted to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention of the director of the Russian Association of Electronic Communications Grebennikov Sergei Vladimirovich, the report said. |  |
As Gazeta.Ru notes, referring to a source in law enforcement agencies, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation is engaged in the case. It is alleged that in the course of operational measures "found two grams" (which substance is not specified).
According to Kommersant, citing a law enforcement source, the police opened a criminal case on drug trafficking ten days before the arrest of Sergei Grebennikov. Then the substance found in him was sent for examination, which eventually showed that the substance found at his house on Samotechnaya Street "with a total weight of 2.22 g contains, according to the experts' conclusion, the narcotic drug mephedrone. According to investigators, Sergei Grebennikov not only used mephedrone himself, but was also involved in its distribution, the newspaper adds.[1]
Sentence - 7 years in prison under the drug article
Former director RAEC Sergei Grebennikov was sentenced to seven years in prison under the article on sales (narcotic substances Article 228, part 3). This was reported on June 9, 2025 by the publication with Roem.ru reference to people who are familiar with the course of consideration of the criminal case.
The publication says that the prosecution asked Grebennikov for 11 years in prison, but the court took into account the fact that earlier the ex-head of the RAEC was not prosecuted, has a dependent mother.
According to Roem.ru, the verdict issued by the court puts the defense in a position in which it is risky for her to challenge the verdict - the likelihood of toughening the punishment in the appeal or cassation instance exists and it is not equal to zero, sentences below the lower limit for men under article 228 are not so often prescribed.
According to the Roem.ru, if the verdict comes into force, Sergei Grebennikov may be released earlier than five years - after serving three quarters of the term with exemplary behavior, taking into account the term already served in the pre-trial detention center.
Grebennikov was arrested in a criminal case under Article 228.1 of the Criminal Code "Illegal production, sale or transfer of narcotic drugs in a significant amount." According to the Russian Venture Telegram channel, during the investigation it turned out that one of the witnesses, following the interrogation of whom the charge was substantiated, lived with Grebennikov in the same apartment that the latter rented.
| | The witness and Grebennikov himself reported that the latter had been a consumer of the drug mephedrone for a long time, who had repeatedly acquired mephedrone from an unidentified person and whom he had treated other acquaintances, - said in the corresponding appeal decision on the decision on the measure of restraint issued to the businessman in early 2025. | |
Based on this, law enforcement agencies came to the conclusion that Grebennikov could have been involved in a number of similar crimes, Russian Venture points out[2]
Charge with treason
On July 11, 2025, it became known that the Lefortovo Court of Moscow arrested the former director of the Russian Association of Electronic Communications (RAEK) Sergei Grebennikov. He became a defendant in the case of high treason.
According to RBC, the court granted the petition to elect Grebennikov a preventive measure in the form of detention. The case was initiated under Art. 275 of the Criminal Code - high treason. Such acts are punishable by imprisonment for a term of 12 to 20 years with a fine of up to 500 thousand rubles or in the amount of the convict's salary or other income for a period of up to three years or without it and with restriction of freedom for a term of up to two years or life imprisonment.
As the BBC Russian Service notes, referring to information received from informed sources, the case of treason against Grebennikov could have been initiated based on the results of a search that took place in another case - on attempted sale of prohibited substances. Earlier, the Tverskoy Court of Moscow sentenced Grebennikov on charges of selling drugs on an especially large scale. He received seven years in prison, although the prosecution requested 11 years in prison. The appeal noted that Grebennikov has a residence permit in the United States, as well as an apartment in Germany.[3]
The accusations against the former head of the Russian Association of Electronic Communications have nothing to do with the new association team or its members. This was announced to Vedomosti by a representative of RAEK. The association reminded the publication that Grebennikov was actually removed by the Council of the leadership of the RAEC in January 2025. From that moment, the executive director of the RAEC Ekaterina Demkina was engaged in the affairs of the association . Legally, Grebennikov was fired by the decision of the general meeting of founders on June 9, 2025.
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