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Mikhail Selitsky

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Mikhail Selitsky, born 1994, Rostov Oblast. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “Mikhail Selitsky's case about the inscription "Putin is a thief" in Rostov-on-Don”. Sentence (October 24, 2022): 1.5 years' restriction of liberty + compulsory outpatient psychiatric treatment. Status: at large.

In brief

Rostov Oblast · Rostov-on-Don · Artists

Sentence

1.5 years' restriction of liberty + compulsory outpatient psychiatric treatment

Verdict October 24, 2022

Upheld October 4, 2023

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, grossly violating the norms of public morality and aesthetics, expressing clear disrespect for society, disregarding the norms of morality and ethics, rules of behaviour in public places, expressing clear disrespect for society, realising the unlawfulness of his actions and wishing for the occurrence of socially dangerous consequences, wishing to manifest himself, being [at the specified address], having an intention to deface and desecrate residential houses, acting on the grounds of political hatred, carried out the drawing of a political inscription: "PUTIN the Thief" on the wall of <....> With the help of white and black coloured paint, defacing the building and disfiguring its appearance," and then similarly applied the same inscription to another house not far away.

Latest event

October 4, 2023 — first-instance verdict

The court dismissed the case.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    case dismissed

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  4. · Persecution begins

    Mikhail Selitsky's case about the inscription "Putin is a thief" in Rostov-on-Don

Criminal case

Mikhail Selitsky's case about the inscription "Putin is a thief" in Rostov-on-Don

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: The case of "Putin is a thief" inscription in Rostov-on-Don

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Resident of Rostov-on-Don, pianist. 24 March 2021 detained in a vandalism case. Signed a personal recognizance. On 24 October 2022, Selitsky was sentenced to one and a half years of restriction of freedom and compulsory outpatient treatment in a psychiatric hospital. On 5 December, the appeal court reduced the term of restriction of liberty by one month. On 3 August 2023, the court of cassation instance cancelled the verdict and sent the case for a new examination. On 4 October, the court dismissed the case.

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