Pyotr Skrypnyk
- Criminal Code
- Article 329, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 1 year
- Date of verdict
- 2025-09-22
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- NULL
Case summary
A resident of Crimea. A case on desecration of the symbol of military glory and abuse of the state symbol was opened against him because he spat in a box for collecting humanitarian aid for the Russian military. The box depicted a Z-shaped St George's ribbon and the flag of the Russian Federation. On 22 September 2025, Skrypnyk was sentenced to a year in a penal colony.
Others charged under Article 329, Russian Criminal Code
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