Iurii Malev
- Criminal Code
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-06-05
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
- Address for letters
- 196655, Ленинградская область, г. Колпино, Колпинская ул., д. 9, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области "Кресты", Малев Юрий Евгеньевич, 1963 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 15 May 2024
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Case summary
A resident of St. Petersburg, he worked as a security guard at a sports complex in Brooklyn, New York. In December 2023, he was taken into custody as part of the case of desecration of the St. George ribbon. On 5 June 2024, he was sentenced to 3.5 years in a penal colony. Presumably, he was released on 18 March 2025.
Others charged under Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
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