Alina Borshchuk
- Criminal Code
- Article 148 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Case dismissed
- Date of verdict
- 2025-07-07
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
Case summary
A resident of St. Petersburg. In January 2025, she recorded a video of herself urinating near the Kazan Cathedral and published it on Telegram. After that, the girl was prosecuted for offending religious feelings.
After being detained, Borshchuk was forced to apologise on camera. In February, she started working in the temple and sent a letter to Patriarch Kirill apologising. In July, the court released her from criminal liability and imposed a fine of 30,000 rubles.
Others charged under Article 148 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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