The case on the rehabilitation of Nazism against a teacher from St. Petersburg was dropped

Vladimir Matveev is suspected under Part 1 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code.

On March 25, 2021, it became known that a criminal case was initiated in St. Petersburg under Part 1 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code (rehabilitation of Nazism) against 66-year-old teacher of St. Petersburg State University of Economics and RANEPA Vladimir Matveev.

According to the reports of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for St. Petersburg and the Prosecutor's Office of the Leningrad Region, the reason for initiating a criminal case was Matveev's speech at a webinar held for teachers "Preparing the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and soldiers of the Red Army." In his speech, the professor stated that "there was no mass extermination of Jews during World War II" and "called the Holocaust a 'myth' and a 'fiction'".

The professor was fired from both universities.

On February 3, the press service reported that the St. Petersburg City Court had registered the criminal case against Vladimir Matveev.

On March 3, 2023, the criminal case was terminated due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for bringing to justice under this article.

As part of a joint project of the SOVA Center and the Russian Jewish Congress .

Sources

• A court in St. Petersburg dismissed the criminal case against Professor Matveev, who denied the Holocaust // ZakS.ru. 2023. March 3.
• Petersburg professors to be tried for Holocaust denial // RIA News. 2022. February 3.
• The investigating authorities of the Russian Investigative Committee for St. Petersburg initiated a criminal case against a 66-year-old man on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (rehabilitation of Nazism) // GSU SK for St. Petersburg. March 25, 2021
• In the Leningrad region, based on the materials of the prosecutor's office, a criminal case was opened on the fact of Holocaust denial // Prosecutor's office of the Leningrad region. March 25, 2021