Georgy Petrov
Georgy Petrov, Leningrad Oblast. 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 fried sausages in the Leningrad region”. Sentence (October 22, 2024): 1 year's suspended sentence, ban on posting information on the Internet for 6 months. Status: at large.
In brief
Leningrad Oblast · NULL
Sentence
1 year
s suspended sentence, ban on posting information on the Internet for 6 months
No information about an appeal ruling.
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
The reason for the case was frying sausages on the Eternal Flame on the territory of the Memorial to the Memory of the Fallen in Kirishi.
Latest event
November 7, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year
· Persecution begins
The case of fried sausages in the Leningrad region
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of fried sausages in the Leningrad region
Other defendants in the case
- Ivan Stepanov — At large, 1 year
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of the Leningrad region. On 26 June 2024, he was detained on charges of desecrating a symbol of military glory because he had fried sausages on the Eternal Flame in Kirishi together with another persecuted person. On 22 October 2024, Petrov was sentenced to 1 year's suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.