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The court sentenced the person involved in the case of the burned effigy in military uniform to 3 years and 8 months in prison
The Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced Igor Maltsev, a defendant in the case of burning an effigy in military uniform on Maslenitsa, to three years and eight months in prison. About this SOTAvision.
Previously, the prosecutor's office reported that he was sentenced to five years in prison.
requested Maltsev an article about hooliganism motivated by political and ideological hatred committed by a group of people (Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, he and another defendant in the case, Sofya Semenova, grossly violated public order and showed clear disrespect for society “by burning an effigy in military uniform on the ice of the Malaya Neva in the area of Uralskaya Street.”
charged As SOTAvision notes, during the investigation Maltsev expressed regret that someone might have found their performance offensive. According to him, they held the action to oppose the war and demand that the soldiers return home.
Maltsev was detained and sent to a pre-trial detention center in early March, Semenova was then given a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions. At the end of March she left Russia. After this, the decision on the preventive measure was sent for review. On June 23, the activist was wanted.
elected became known canceled announced - Since February 24—the first day of the “special operation” in Ukraine—residents of Russian cities have been going out to anti-war rallies every day and talking about the tragedy online. Anti-war speeches and statements become grounds for criminal prosecution. At the moment, more than 260 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. guide - After the start of the war in Ukraine, the Russian authorities began to react sharply to protest sentiments. The list of articles under which those who disagree with the “special operation” are prosecuted is quite wide. Those involved in “anti-war cases” are often charged with hooliganism, vandalism, violence against government officials, and other violations. A significant element of pressure was also the articles introduced into the Criminal Code after the outbreak of hostilities - dissemination about the Russian army and armed forces.