Dmitry Litvin
Dmitry Litvin, born 1997, Irkutsk Oblast. Charges: Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the right of freedom to conscience and religion); “The case of the middle finger photo in the background of a church”. Sentence (September 29, 2019): 100 hours of compulsory labour; release from punishment due to the expiry of the statute of limitations. Status: at large.
In brief
Irkutsk Oblast · Irkutsk
Sentence
100 hours of compulsory labour; release from punishment due to the expiry of the statute of limitations
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Violation of the right of freedom to conscience and religion
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in 2015-2016, Dmitry Litvin posted a photo on the social network "VKontakte" where he displayed his middle finger in front of a church
Latest event
September 30, 2019 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict, released from serving the sentence
· Persecution begins
The case of the middle finger photo in the background of a church
Criminal case
The case of the middle finger photo in the background of a church
Details and sources
Full summary
On April 8, 2017, in Irkutsk, searches were conducted with the participation of the SOBR unit and employees of the "E" Centre (Anti-extremism centre). After that, nine people were detained: Dmitry Litvin, anarchist Igor Martynenko, his girlfriend and mother, freelance correspondent for the "Rain" TV channel Valeria Altareva, as well as several activists from the "Network of Solidarity" initiative.
Later, it became known that a criminal case was initiated against Litvin for insulting the feelings of believers (Part 1 of Article 148 of the Criminal Code) due to the publication of a photo "f**k" against the background of a church on VKontakte. The other detainees were questioned as witnesses in this case. On April 2, 2018, Litvin announced that the case had been transferred to court.
On September 30, 2019, he was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and released from punishment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.