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Charges: Article 244 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Desecration of burial sites (by a group, out of hatred or enmity, with the use of violence)); “Case of desecration of the Wagner Group fighter's grave in Chita”. Sentence (June 25, 2024): A punishment of 2 years' imprisonment was imposed. Due to him being a minor, he was exempted from the imposed punishment… Status: at large.
In brief
Zabaykalsky Krai · Chita · Schoolchildren
Sentence
2 years
A punishment of 2 years' imprisonment was imposed. Due to him being a minor, he was exempted from the imposed punishment and sent to a special closed-type educational institution, where he will remain until his age of majority.
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 244 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Desecration of burial sites (by a group, out of hatred or enmity, with the use of violence)
Full wording of the charges
The investigation suspects that he set fire to the wreaths and defaced the flags on the grave.
Latest event
January 1, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict, released from serving the sentence · 2 years
· Persecution begins
Case of desecration of the Wagner Group fighter's grave in Chita
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
Case of desecration of the Wagner Group fighter's grave in Chita
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Chita. In December 2023, he was questioned in the case of desecration of the grave of the Wagner Group's fighter Vasily Molotkov. The teenager said that he found himself in the cemetery by chance, found there a can of paint and decided to check what colour it was. The release also states that he "used the lighter to damage the wreaths on the grave." On 25 June 2024, he was sentenced to two years in prison. Because of his minority age, he was released from the appointed punishment and sent to a special educational institution of closed type, where he will stay until his age of majority.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia