Elizaveta Gutovskaia
Elizaveta Gutovskaia, born 1981, Kaluga Oblast. Charges: Article 329, Russian Criminal Code (Desecration of the state symbols of the Russian Federation); “The case of spitting at the Russian flag in Obninsk”. Sentence (August 18, 2022): 6 months' restriction of liberty. Status: at large.
In brief
Kaluga Oblast · Obninsk · Homemakers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
6 months' restriction of liberty
Upheld June 14, 2023
Charges
- Article 329, Russian Criminal Code — Desecration of the state symbols of the Russian Federation.
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, she spat on the Russian flag attatched to the bonnet of a car which participated in a rally in support of the Russian army on March 6.
Latest event
June 14, 2023 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
The case of spitting at the Russian flag in Obninsk
Criminal case
The case of spitting at the Russian flag in Obninsk
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Obninsk (Kaluga Region), a housewife. In May 2022 it became known that a case of flag desecration was brought against her: according to the investigation, she spat on the Russian flag attached to the bonnet of a car participating in a rally in support of the Russian army. On 18 August 2022, Gutovskaya was sentenced to six months of restriction of liberty.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 329, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.