Vitalii Michurin
- Criminal Code
- Article 354.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 1 year 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2022-02-22
- Region
- Smolensk Oblast
- City
- Smolensk
Case 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.
Others charged under Article 354.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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