Artur Bovtunov
Artur Bovtunov, Moscow. Charges: Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War); “The case of the desecration of the Eternal Flame in Moscow”. Sentence (June 3, 2024): 2 years’ imprisonment in a strict regime colony, a prohibition to hold public service positions and positions in… Status: at large.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow
Sentence
2 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony, a prohibition to hold public service positions and positions in municipal administrations that include carrying out the duties of a representative of public authority as well as the right to organise, allocate, administer and manage, for a period of 1 year
Upheld September 4, 2024
Charges
- Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on the night of 18 November 2023, being in a drunken state, he poured certain liquid from a plastic bottle on the Eternal Flame monument on Poklonnaya Hill, as well as scattered memorial wreaths.
Latest event
November 1, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
The case of the desecration of the Eternal Flame in Moscow
Criminal case
The case of the desecration of the Eternal Flame in Moscow
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Moscow, allegedly homeless. He was tried on charges of two thefts, released on 4 August 2023. On 18 November 2023, he was detained and sent to custody on 20 November in a criminal case filed over pouring liquid into the Eternal Flame and scattering memorial wreaths. On 3 June 2024, Bovtunov was sentenced to two years in a strict regime colony. In November 2025, presumably, he was released.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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