Unknown male 22
Unknown male 22, Occupied territory of Sevastopol. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); Article 329, Russian Criminal Code (Desecration of the state symbols of the Russian Federation); “Flag desecration and vandalism case in Sevastopol”. Sentence (January 22, 2023): 2 years and 1 month of a non-custodial sentence. Status: at large.
In brief
Occupied territory of Sevastopol · Sevastopol · Anti-war cases
Sentence
2 years and 1 month of a non-custodial sentence
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity
- Article 329, Russian Criminal Code — Desecration of the state symbols of the Russian Federation.
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigators, the unidentified person desecrated the Russian flag and committed an act of “vandalism motivated by political hatred” in protest against the Russian authorities' political decision to conduct the special military operation in defence of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic on the territory of Ukraine
Latest event
March 1, 2024 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
Flag desecration and vandalism case in Sevastopol
Criminal case
Flag desecration and vandalism case in Sevastopol
Other defendants in the case
- Unknown male 23 — At large
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Житель Севастополя. Против него возбудили дело о надругательстве над флагом и вандализме по мотивам политической ненависти. По версии следствия, вместе с другим севастопольцем он таким образом выразили несогласие с политическим решением российского руководства о проведении Вооруженными силами Российской Федерации специальной военной операции по защите Донецкой Народной Республики и Луганской Народной Республики на территории Украины. 23 января 2023 года его приговорили к двум годам и месяцу ограничения свободы.
Other people prosecuted under Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.