Vasily Romaniuta
Vasily Romaniuta, born 1949, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “Case of discrediting the RF Armed Forces in Gelendzhik”. Sentence (July 17, 2024): 3 years of suspended prison sentence. Status: at large.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai · Gelendzhik · Pensioners · Anti-war cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
3 years
of suspended prison sentence
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, from December 2022 to March 2023, he made posts and reposts using his social media account "containing information that discredited the Russian Armed Forces, which was publicly accessible to a wide audience." In October 2022, the pensioner was fined 30,000 rubles for staging a solo picket at the "Chekists of Kuban" obelisk in the Yubileyny neighborhood of Krasnodar with a sign that read "Fuhrer Vovka Putler is a criminal. The Hague awaits him."
Latest event
August 2, 2024 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Persecution begins
Case of discrediting the RF Armed Forces in Gelendzhik
Criminal case
Case of discrediting the RF Armed Forces in Gelendzhik
- Case number
- 1-533/2024
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
The resident of Gelendzhik. In April 2024, it became known that he was charged with discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. On July 17, 2024, he was sentenced to three years of probation.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.