Birthday: 17 May

Andrei was born on 17 May 1996, he is keep on information technology, the political situation in the world and sports.

In detention, he exercises and reads a lot, writes letters, learns a foreign language and cooking different meals from what is available in prison.

Before his arrest, he studied to be a software developer and also volunteered at a human rights organisation. Andrei is a very kind, compassionate, determined and diligent person. His friends point out his ingenuity and the fact that he can build anything from what he has at hand.

Parents, brother, friends and comrades, as well as a dog and two guinea pigs are waiting for him.

Political views

Andrei comes from a simple working class family, so his path to anarchism is determined by this background. It is not known what particular current of anarchism he followed, but the most important thing for him has always been equality, mutual assistance and consensual decision-making, without infringing on others.Detention and conviction.

Detention and conviction

Chapiuk was detained on 2 October 2020. He was charged with preparation for participation in mass riots, participation in an international criminal organisation of anarchists, incitement of hatred against the police, and destruction of property.

The international criminal organisation charges was pressed by cops in February 2021. Law enforcers claim that the organisation had cells in various cities and countries and was sponsored by informal foundations. A total of 10 people were involved in the Revolutionary Action case, with some five more wanted.

On 6 September 2022, Andrei was sentenced to six years in prison. The sentence was later commuted by three months.

In one of his letters, Andrei wrote:

...I would like to devote some lines to the book Me++: The Cyborg Self and the Networked City. It has a lot of references to all sorts of world events and at the same time a reference to technology... Good idea of decentralization of production, as monopoly of production inevitably leads to high price of the final product, and monopolists make super profits... This issue can be perfectly addressed with 3D printing technology. This includes houses, medical production, and implements — everything in the hands of the end consumer, without the extra layer. In short, "Long live open source and accessible technology!"

‘Revolutionary Action’ case sent to court. 10 political prisoners involved in it

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