Bratash Olga
- Criminal Code
- Article 214 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2023-04-06
- Region
- Primorsky Krai
- City
- Vladivostok
Case summary
Individual entrepreneur in the agricultural production sector. During the search, Bratash, in particular, was found with green ribbons - a symbol of anti-war protest. She was [taken to a pre-trial detention centre](https://ovd.news/express-news/2022/05/16/zhitelnicu-vladivostoka-obvinyaemuyu-v-povrezhdenii-pamyatnika-otpravili-v) and her two underage children were sent to a rehabilitation centre. Later their father picked them up. On July 11, the woman was [trasferred](https://ovd.news/express-news/2022/07/11/zhitelnicu-vladivostoka-obvinyaemuyu-v-povrezhdenii-pamyatnika-zorge) to house arrest. Initially, the case was opened under an article on vandalism, then she was charged with destruction or damage to burials or monuments associated with the Great Patriotic War (clause “b”, part 2 of Article 243.4 of the Criminal Code), but in January 2023 they again charged with vandalism. On April 7, 2023, Bratash received a fine of five thousand rubles. On June 20, the appellate court changed the classification of the act and toughened the punishment; details are unknown..
Others charged under Article 214 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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