Andrey Kizevalter
- Criminal Code
- Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Compulsory medical treatment
- Date of verdict
- 2023-04-24
- Region
- Moscow Oblast
- City
- Mozhaysk
Case summary
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.
Others charged under Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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