Vitalii Michurin
Vitalii Michurin, born 1974, Smolensk Oblast. Charges: Article 354.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Denial of facts, justification of crimes, and dissemination of false information about the Second…); “Vitalii Michurin's case of the photo on the Immortal Regiment website”. Sentence (February 22, 2022): 1 year 6 months’ imprisonment suspended with a probation period of 2 years. Status: at large.
In brief
Smolensk Oblast · Smolensk · Financiers and accountants
Sentence
1 year 6 months
imprisonment suspended with a probation period of 2 years
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 354.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Denial of facts, justification of crimes, and dissemination of false information about the Second World War
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he uploaded a photo of Adolf Hitler to the website "Memory Bank" to be displayed during the “Immortal Regiment” march. According to law enforcement officials, by doing so he distorted the facts established by the Nuremberg Tribunal and disseminated knowingly false information about the activities of the USSR during the Second World War
Latest event
April 19, 2022 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 6 months
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
Vitalii Michurin's case of the photo on the Immortal Regiment website
Criminal case
Vitalii Michurin's case of the photo on the Immortal Regiment website
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Smolensk. On 29 July 2021, a case was opened against him in connection with the publication of a photo of a Nazi war criminal on the website of the “Immortal Regiment”. The case was submitted to the court on 19 October. On 22 February 2022, Michurin was sentenced to a suspended sentence of one and a half years.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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