Bertram Schmitt
- Criminal Code
- Article 301 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 360 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (in absentia)
- Date of verdict
- 2025-12-12
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Case summary
Former judge of the International Criminal Court. He was prosecuted for unlawful detention and attempted assault on an internationally protected person in connection with the prosecution of Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the children's rights ombudsperson. On 12 December 2025, Schmitt was sentenced in absentia to imprisonment.
Others charged under Article 301 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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