Unknown male 117
- Criminal Code
- Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
Case summary
City and occupation unknown. Detained in May 2023. He was accused of painting a tank in the city park with anti-war slogans. The security forces, threatening to rape his girlfriend, demanded that he confess that he had done it on the assignment of the Ukrainian armed forces. They also threatened to shoot him in the knee and hit his head on the doorjamb. A case of vandalism was opened against the young man. Later he left Russia.
Others charged under Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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