Mikhail Nalimov
Mikhail Nalimov, Moscow. Charges: Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of…); “The case of Mikhail Nalimov regarding the rehabilitation of Nazism”. Sentence (November 21, 2022): Three years of imprisonment to be replaced by three years of compulsory labour with 10% of earnings to be withheld by… Status: location unknown.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow
Sentence
Three years of imprisonment to be replaced by three years of compulsory labour with 10% of earnings to be withheld by the state, plus a 5 year ban on administering websites
Upheld March 23, 2023
Charges
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 4 and 9 May 2021, Nalimov posted images on "VKontakte" containing symbols associated with Victory Day, i.e. with red and St George ribbons, upon which he drew Satanic pentagrams.
Latest event
March 23, 2023 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
The case of Mikhail Nalimov regarding the rehabilitation of Nazism
Criminal case
The case of Mikhail Nalimov regarding the rehabilitation of Nazism
Details and sources
Full summary
He is the coordinator of the organising committee "For the Removal of Lenin", a supporter of conservative-monarchist views and Orthodox fundamentalism. Nalimov also believes that power in the Russian Federation is in the hands of the Satanists and that the symbols of Victory are linked to the cult of Satan. In November 2022, he was sentenced to three years of forced labour under the article of insulting days of military glory, due to the publication of posts depicting pentagrams drawn upon symbols of the Great Patriotic War. On 16 November 2023, the Court of Cassation overturned this verdict and sent the case to the appellate court.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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