Aleksandr Arsenev
- Criminal Code
- Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 280.3 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 1 year 8 months
- Date of verdict
- 2026-05-21
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 23 September 2025
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Case summary
A Moscow resident. According to unofficial data, he had six previous convictions. He was detained and taken to St. Petersburg on account of a case on vandalism and discrediting the Russian armed Forces, initiated because of several inscriptions "I don't want to get used to war" made in that city. On 7 March 2025, Arsenev was placed in custody. The United Press Service of the St. Petersburg courts said in a statement that he admitted that he had left the inscriptions "for selfish motives".
Others charged under Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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