Bratash Olga
Bratash Olga, born 1982, Primorsky Krai. Charges: Article 214 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism in public places or on transportation); “The case on the damage to the sorge monument in Vladivostok”. Sentence (April 6, 2023): a fine of 5 thousand rubles (~50USD). Status: at large.
In brief
Primorsky Krai · Vladivostok · Entrepreneurs · Anti-war cases
Sentence
a fine of 5 thousand rubles (~50USD)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 214 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Vandalism in public places or on transportation
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigators, Bratash spilled red paint on a monument dedicated to the spy Richard Sorge. Initially, the case was initiated under the article on vandalism. Then the charges were changed destruction or damage to graves or monuments related to the Great Patriotic War (Paragraph "B" of Part 2 of Article 243.4 of the Criminal Code). In January 2023, the charges were changed back to vandalism.
Latest event
April 6, 2023 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution ends
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The case on the damage to the sorge monument in Vladivostok
Criminal case
The case on the damage to the sorge monument in Vladivostok
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full 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..
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 214 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.