Serafima Selenskih
- Criminal Code
- Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Mandatory community service
- Date of verdict
- 2025-01-29
- Region
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- City
- Nizhny Tagil
Case summary
A resident of Nizhny Tagil. A case was brought against her for desecrating symbols of military glory by lighting a cigarette from the Eternal Flame. According to the investigation, she committed the crime on 22 June 2024. At the end of December 2024 the case went to court. On 29 January 2025 Selenskikh was sentenced to 360 hours of compulsory labour.
Others charged under Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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