Dmitrii Sobenin
Dmitrii Sobenin, born 2003, Stavropol Krai. Charges: Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public insult of religious feelings); Article 213 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Hooliganism (group, with weapons, or against a government official)); “The case of burning he Gospel on a barbecue grill”. Sentence (September 5, 2024): 2 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Stavropol Krai · NULL · Students
Sentence
2 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
Upheld November 6, 2024
Charges
- Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public insult of religious feelings
- Article 213 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Hooliganism (group, with weapons, or against a government official)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in the evening of 2 May this year, being in the yard of a house in the town of Novoalexandrovsk, out of hooliganism, motivated by religious hatred, he committed the burning of the book "New Testament", while recording his actions on a video, which he later published in messenger, publicly offending religious feelings.
Latest event
January 1, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The case of burning he Gospel on a barbecue grill
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of burning he Gospel on a barbecue grill
Other defendants in the case
- Danila Zharikhin — At large, 2 years 2 months
- Yuri M. — At large, 1 year 10 months
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Novoalexandrovsk (Stavropol Krai). On 3 May 2024, a case was opened against him in connection with a video of three young people burning the Gospel on a brazier. The next day he was taken into custody. On 5 September 2024 he was sentenced to two years in a general regime penal colony. Presumably released in January 2026.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.