Vitaly Ignatov
Vitaly Ignatov, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “Vitaly Ignatov's vandalism case”. Sentence (October 22, 2024): 1 year restriction of liberty. Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg
Sentence
1 year restriction of liberty
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 investigation, "during the presidential elections of the Russian Federation... ... ... expressing his political protest against the elections, he used a pre-prepared marker with a black coloured dyeing substance and put an inscription containing bad words about the President of the Russian Federation on the facade of the building. Thus, having defaced the appearance of the building, he desecrated it".
Latest event
November 1, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
Vitaly Ignatov's vandalism case
Criminal case
Vitaly Ignatov's vandalism case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of St. Petersburg. A case of vandalism was initiated against him because of an inscription about Putin on the facade of a building. On 23 October 2024, Ignatov was sentenced to a year of restricted freedom.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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