Grigorii Belik
Grigorii Belik, Krasnodar Krai. 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…); “Grigory Belik’s Case Concerning a Post Criticizing Victory Day”. Sentence (June 5, 2025): A fine amounting to his annual pension of 176,751 rubles. Status: at large.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai · Krasnodar · Pensioners
Sentence
A fine amounting to his annual pension of 176,751 rubles
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 prosecution, in May 2023, he posted on his social network page a text, the meaning of which is that the celebration of 9 May is "absurd, shameful and disgraceful". The text also contains expressions insulting people for whom 9 May - Victory Day - is a sacred holiday and a symbol of the memory of the feat of the Soviet people in the fight against fascism.https://t.me/opskuban/1236
Latest event
June 5, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Criminal case
Grigory Belik’s Case Concerning a Post Criticizing Victory Day
- Case number
- 1-129/2025
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Krasnodar. In June 2025, the court fined him an amount equal to his annual pension (176,751 rubles) in a case concerning the dissemination of information expressing blatant disrespect for society regarding Russia’s Days of Military Glory.
The prosecution was triggered by a text the man shared on a social media platform. The message essentially stated that the celebration of May 9 was “absurd, shameful, and disgraceful.” The text also contained phrases that were deemed offensive to people for whom May 9 — Victory Day — is a sacred holiday and a symbol of remembrance of the Soviet people’s heroic struggle against fascism.
In court, Belik pleaded guilty and claimed he had posted the text by accident, adding that he considers May 9 a holy holiday.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
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