Sergei Evstiukhin
- Criminal Code
- Article 148 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 244 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 1 year 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2026-02-19
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 6 July 2025
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Case summary
A resident of St. Petersburg. He was detained on 19 June 2024 and taken into custody the next day as part of a case of abuse of burial sites over a photo shoot at a St. Petersburg cemetery. Police named him as the photographer. On 16 August 2024, Evstiukhin was transferred to house arrest. On 19 February 2026, he was sentenced to a one-and-a-half-year suspended sentence.
Others charged under Article 148 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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