Arsen Lekarev
Arsen Lekarev, Stavropol Krai. Charges: Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of…); “The case of Andrey Enenko and Arsen Lekarev”. Sentence (August 31, 2022): 2 years of imprisonment in an open prison with a suspension of the right to hold positions in the civil service for 2… Status: at large.
In brief
Stavropol Krai · Nevinnomyssk
Sentence
2 years
of imprisonment in an open prison with a suspension of the right to hold positions in the civil service for 2 years
Upheld January 18, 2023
Charges
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 26 March, together with Andrei Enenko and a minor, he lit cigarettes from the Eternal Flame, threw flowers placed at the monument into the fire, tried to blow it out, “and also committed other actions aimed at the desecration of a symbol of military glory of Russia”.
Latest event
June 1, 2023 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The case of Andrey Enenko and Arsen Lekarev
Criminal case
The case of Andrey Enenko and Arsen Lekarev
Other defendants in the case
- Andrey Enenko — At large, 2 years 6 months
Thematic group: The case of desecration of the Eternal flame in Nevinnomyssk
Details and sources
Full summary
He is a resident of Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai. He was detained on 23 March 2022 with two other defendants in the case, charged with desecration of symbols of military glory, and was kept in custody starting from 28 March.
On 31 August he was sentenced to two years in a penal colony. He was released, supposedly, in June 2023.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.