Kamil Abdykanov
Kamil Abdykanov, born 1997, Samara Oblast. Charges: Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of…); “The case of the desecration of a war memorial in Samara Oblast”. Sentence (April 1, 2024): 1 year 6 months' imprisonment in a penal colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Samara Oblast · Samara · Anti-war cases
Sentence
1 year 6 months
imprisonment in a penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he desecrated the monument to "participants of the Special Military Operation" in the form of a tank, installed in the village of Volzhsky: he shouted "Glory to Ukraine!", exposed his buttocks, and urinated.
Latest event
September 1, 2024 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 6 months
· Persecution begins
The case of the desecration of a war memorial in Samara Oblast
Criminal case
The case of the desecration of a war memorial in Samara Oblast
Other defendants in the case
- Aleksander Vragov — At large, 1 year 9 months
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the settlement of Volzhsky (Samara region). A criminal case was opened against him and Aleksandr Vragov on charges of the rehabilitation of Nazism after they urinated on a monument to “participants in the special military operation” in the form of a tank. They were taken into custody. Local media, citing the Investigative Committee’s press service, reported that Abdikanov has relatives who are natives of Ukraine. In a published video apology, he stated that he had been intoxicated and had not intended to insult Russian servicemen. He pleaded guilty. On 1 April 2024, Abdikanov was sentenced to one and a half years in a penal colony-settlement. He was presumably released in September 2024.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.