Mikhail Trepashkin
Mikhail Trepashkin | |
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| Native name | Михаил Иванович Трепашкин |
| Born | 7 April 1957 Malkovo, Lyozna District, Vitebsk Region, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
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| Years of service | 1975-1978, 1979-2000 |
| Rank | Polkovnik |
| Awards | Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" Medal "For Courage" |
| Alma mater | FSB Academy |
Mikhail Ivanovich Trepashkin (Russian: Михаил Иванович Трепашкин; born 7 April 1957) is a Russian attorney and former Federal Security Service (FSB) colonel who was invited by MP Sergei Kovalev to assist in an independent inquiry of the Russian apartment bombings in September 1999 that followed the Dagestan war and were one of the causes of the Second Chechen War. During his investigation, he was arrested by the FSB and sentenced to four years' imprisonment for "revealing state secrets". His arrest has been criticized by a number of human rights organizations and he has been called a political prisoner.