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Andrey Kizevalter

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Andrey Kizevalter, born 1984, Moscow Oblast. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “The case of Andrei Kizevalter about the desecration of a poster with the letter Z”. Sentence (April 24, 2023): compulsory treatment. Status: imprisoned.

In brief

Moscow Oblast · Mozhaysk · Anti-war cases

Sentence

compulsory treatment

Verdict April 24, 2023

Upheld August 17, 2023

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to investigators, he threw yellow paint on a poster with the letter Z on it which was hanging on the facade of the cultural center.

Latest event

August 17, 2023 — appeal

The court upheld the verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  2. · First-instance verdict

  3. · Preventive measure: ban on certain activities

  4. · Persecution begins

    The case of Andrei Kizevalter about the desecration of a poster with the letter Z

Criminal case

The case of Andrei Kizevalter about the desecration of a poster with the letter Z

Case number
1-5/2023 (1-44/2022)

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Anti-war case

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Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Mozhaisk. A case was initiated under the article of vandalism because of Kizevalter spilling a dye on a poster supporting the war. On the 11th of April, the court [selected](https://ovd.news/express-news/2022/04/11/zhitelyu-mozhayska-raskrasivshemu-plakat-s-bukvoy-z-izbrali-meru) a precautionary measure in the form of a prohibition of certain actions. Later, the measure of restraint was changed to a declaration of non-refoulement. On 24 April 2023, the court sent Kizevalter to a forced treatment in a psychiatric hospital.

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