Denis Batranin
Denis Batranin, Kemerovo Oblast. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “Denis Batranin's vandalism case”. Sentenced on May 10, 2023. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Kemerovo Oblast · Novokuznetsk · Office workers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in May 2022, he painted graffiti with the flag of Ukraine, the symbols of the "Freedom of Russia" legion and the inscriptions “discrediting the President of Russia and a special military operation conducted on the territory of Ukraine” on the walls of residential buildings and memorial complexes.
Latest event
May 10, 2023 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
Denis Batranin's vandalism case
Criminal case
Denis Batranin's vandalism case
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
In 2022, he was also fined because of an anti-war graffiti on the building of the local movie theater "Sibir" (under the article on discrediting the army - part 1 of article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) and because of a graffiti with a symbol that the court found to be confusingly similar to Nazi symbols (under the article on the demonstration of Nazi symbols - part 1 of article 20.3 of the Administrative Code). On May 24, 2022 Batranin was detained for "testing for involvement in a crime of extremist nature". The law enforcers involved in his detention stated that the young man pushed them and "banged his head against the door and windows of the car". Because of this, he was also assigned an administrative arrest for 24 hours. On May 11, 2023 Batranin was sentenced, the details are unknown.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.