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Stanislav Melnichenko

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Stanislav Melnichenko, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 319, Russian Criminal Code (Public insult of a government official); “Case of insulting a representative of the authorities during a confrontation around a public garden in Yekaterinburg”. Sentence (September 15, 2019): 6 months of correctional labour. Status: at large.

In brief

Sverdlovsk Oblast · Yekaterinburg · Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

6 months of correctional labour

Verdict September 15, 2019

Upheld October 28, 2019

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, at the rally on 14 May 2019, he "used obscene language in an indecent manner" and "made insulting gestures" towards a police officer

Latest event

January 1, 2020 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  4. · Persecution begins

    Case of insulting a representative of the authorities during a confrontation around a public garden in Yekaterinburg

Criminal case

Case of insulting a representative of the authorities during a confrontation around a public garden in Yekaterinburg

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: The square versus the temple

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Житель Екатеринбурга. Против него возбудили дело об оскорблении представителей власти из-за того, что он «в неприличной форме высказывал нецензурные выражения», а также «совершал оскорбляющие жесты» в адрес сотрудника полиции на акции против строительства храма в сквере возле Драматического театра. 16 сентября 2019 года Мельниченко приговорили к полугоду исправительных работ.

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