Valeria Goldenberg
Valeria Goldenberg, born 1961, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 244 part 2 item b, Russian Criminal Code; “The case of desecration of the memorial in Sudak”. Sentence (June 7, 2022): deprivation of liberty in an open prison for 2 years. Status: at large.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Sudak · Pensioners · Anti-war cases
Sentence
2 years
deprivation of liberty in an open prison for 2 years
Upheld August 24, 2022
Charges
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, she poured blood and faeces on the grave of Valentin Isaichev, a mortarman of the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade who died in Berdyansk on the landing ship Orsk.
Latest event
November 1, 2023 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The case of desecration of the memorial in Sudak
Criminal case
The case of desecration of the memorial in Sudak
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full 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.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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