Nikita Chirkov
Nikita Chirkov, born 2001, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “The case on the anti-war inscription in St. Petersburg”. Sentence (August 8, 2022): 1 year restrictions on freedom. Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Anti-war cases
Sentence
1 year restrictions on freedom
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigators, he applied an anti-war inscription "with a Latin letter Z that was crossed out horizontally in the middle with an equals sign '=‘ and an image of a cross with ends bent at a right angle" on the pedestal of the monument to Chernyshevsky.
Latest event
August 1, 2023 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
The case on the anti-war inscription in St. Petersburg
Criminal case
The case on the anti-war inscription in St. Petersburg
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Житель Петербурга. Против него возбудили дело о вандализме из-за антивоенной надписи на постаменте памятника Чернышевскому. Чиркова взяли под стражу. В августе 2022 года его приговорили к году ограничения свободы.
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- Russia
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