Egor Lediakin
Egor Lediakin, born 1978, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “Leonid Cherny's case of vandalism in Yekaterinburg”. Sentence (April 2, 2023): 6 months' restriction of freedom. Status: at large.
In brief
Sverdlovsk Oblast · Yekaterinburg · Artists · Anti-war cases
Sentence
6 months' restriction of freedom
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
There are three episodes in the case concerning the anti-war and insulting Putin inscriptions on the walls. At the same time, according to the artist himself, spray cans, which were found in his possession during the detention, were admitted as evidence, but their colors do not match with the colors of the inscriptions. During the hearing, the prosecutor asked to exclude from the charges the drawing of anti-war inscriptions and leave only the graffiti insulting the president.
Latest event
October 1, 2023 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
Leonid Cherny's case of vandalism in Yekaterinburg
Criminal case
Leonid Cherny's case of vandalism in Yekaterinburg
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A street artist performing under the pseudonym Leonid Cherny. He was detained on 18 March 2022, allegedly for sticking stickers. During the detention Ledyakin was found in possession of stickers with the inscriptions "GruZ 200" and "P\*Z\*\*\*Ts". The formal reason for the case is unknown. Initially, Ledyakin was charged with vandalism, but later it became known that the charge was reclassified to hooliganism motivated by political hatred. During the investigation, the artist was twice sent to hospital for psychiatric examination. Police interrogators suspected that he could make anti-war inscriptions and stickers because of some kind of mental disorder. The first examination did not deduce any thought disorder in Black. In the end, the charge was again reclassified to vandalism, but committed on the grounds of political hatred or enmity. In June, the court fined Vechernye Vedomosti 150,000 rubles for mentioning Leonid Chyorny's anti-war stickers under the administrative article on discrediting the Russian army (part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). During the debate, the prosecutor asked to exclude the anti-war inscriptions from the charges and leave only graffiti with insults to the President. On 3 April 2023 Ledyakin was sentenced to six months of restricted freedom.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.