MOSCOW, May 24 (RAPSI, Nikita Shiryayev) – A court in Moscow had dismissed a petition of the leader of Russia’s hacking group Shaltai-Boltai, or Humpty Dumpty, Vladimir Anikeyev, sentenced to 2 years in prison, seeking to replace the rest of his term with a fine, RAPSI learnt in the courtroom on Thursday.

The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow made this decision in a session closed to the public because certain matters constituting state secrets could be raised during the hearings.

Earlier, Anikeyev petitioned for parole but the court dismissed his motion in January.

The Moscow City Court sentenced Anikeyev to 2 years in prison in July 2017. The man was found guilty of getting illegal access to computer information in collusion with a group of people.

Two other group members, Alexander Filinov and Konstantin Teplyakov, have received 3 years in prison each.

From 2013 to 2016, Anikeyev and his accomplices hacked computers, cellphones and tablet computers of Russian citizens and stole information data, according to investigation. In some cases, they put the information for sale on the Internet. Anikeyev has pleaded guilty.