Vitaly Merzlyakov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.4 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2024-05-28
- Region
- Krasnodar Krai
- City
- Krasnodar
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby SOVA Research Centre, 26 June 2024
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Case summary
A resident of Krasnodar. A case of repeated public display of prohibited symbols was brought against him because he handed over documents with lined swastikas to the Interior Ministry. Merzlyakov was taken into custody. On 28 May 2024, he was sentenced to half a year in a penal colony. According to unconfirmed information, he was released no later than the end of the year.
Others charged under Article 282.4 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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