Andrei Kurdov
Andrei Kurdov, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public insult of religious feelings); “The case of Andrei Kurdov about the photo in the background of the temple”. Sentence (November 14, 2022): 80 thousand rubles fine. Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Students
Sentence
80 thousand rubles fine
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public insult of religious feelings
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in the period from 1 July to 19 November 2021, Kurdov and his friend took a photo against the background of the Saviour on the Blood, in which they were depicted naked below the waist. This photo they then published on social media. From the prosecutors' point of view, Kurdov and his friend acted from hooligan motives, but their criminal intent was aimed at "committing public acts expressing disrespect for society, committed with the aim of offending the feelings of believers by mocking against the background of a religious building".
Latest event
November 14, 2022 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution ends
· Persecution begins
The case of Andrei Kurdov about the photo in the background of the temple
Criminal case
The case of Andrei Kurdov about the photo in the background of the temple
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of St. Petersburg, 17 years old at the time of the prosecution. On 19 November 2021, it became known that the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg in the course of monitoring social networks revealed photos of two young people against the background of the Saviour on the Blood with their trousers and underwear down. However, it also follows from the case materials that the photo was seen, in particular, by "citizen Bulatov, who experienced moral suffering".
Andrei was found and detained on the same day, the sentence was passed only a year later - in November 2022.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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