The serviceman is acquitted under Art. 148 CC

N. Sukhov, who serves under contract in one of the military units of the Ussuriysk garrison, was not found guilty of publicly insulting the feelings of believers.

December 28, 2016 Ussuriysky the garrison military court delivered a verdict of not guilty in the case of a serviceman N. Sukhov, who served under a contract in one of the military units of the Ussuri garrison, who was accused under Part 1 of Art. 148 of the Criminal Code (public actions expressing clear disrespect for society and committed in order to offend the religious feelings of believers).

Reason for persecution served perfect Sukhov March 13 2016 in the pantry of the company of the military unit, an attempt destroy the pectoral cross that belonged to one of his colleagues, "by melting it with a gas burner, chopping with an ax and flattening with a hammer. "From the point of view of the owner of the cross, Sukhov acted "in order to show his superiority, attract the attention of colleagues and offend the feelings of believers. the owner of the cross, who was present in the pantry, did not try to prevent Sukhov and did not inform him that which is a believer. Sukhov failed to destroy the cross.

The court acquitted Sukhov for the lack of corpus delicti in his actions, because he considered that he could not know for sure that the owner of the cross and an accidental witness to the attempt to destroy the cross - another colleague of Sukhov, who passed by the pantry, were believers. In addition, actions Sukhov, from the point of view of the court, were not public: only the owner of the cross was present at them, and the bystander immediately left.

March 14, 2017 at meeting in Vladivostok, the Pacific Naval Military Court approved the decision of Ussuriysky garrison military court.

Sources

• Appeal decision No. 22-26/2017 dated March 14, 2017 in case No. 22-26/2017 // Judicial and regulatory acts of the Russian Federation. 2017.