Valeria Goldenberg
- Criminal Code
- Article 244 part 2 item b, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2022-06-07
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Sudak
Case summary
A pensioner. In 2014, she openly opposed the annexation of Crimea. In 2022, a case was brought against her for desecration of a burial site. She admitted guilt, saying that she did it "out of a sense of revenge and compassion for the Ukrainians". Goldenberg was taken into custody. On 7 June 2022, she was sentenced to two years in an open prison. Presumably, she was released in November 2023.
Others charged under Article 244 part 2 item b, Russian Criminal Code
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