Danila Spirkov
Danila Spirkov, born 2003, Novgorod Oblast. Charges: Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)); “Case of Danila Spirkov on obscenities addressed to the police”. Sentence (November 6, 2024): 1 year of imprisonment suspended with probation for 1 year, ban on publishing posts on social media for 1 year. Status: at large.
In brief
Sentence
1 year
of imprisonment suspended with probation for 1 year, ban on publishing posts on social media for 1 year
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in March 2022, he published on his VKontakte page a photo of a "finger figure on the background of a police car" and "an obscene phrase about law enforcement agencies". The expert examination states that the young man's statement "contains an inducement to commit violent acts against police officers". The court saw in Spirkov's words "a call to carry out extremist activities".
Latest event
November 21, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Case of Danila Spirkov on obscenities addressed to the police
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Novgorod region. A case was brought against him for calling for extremist activity because of an obscene gesture on the background of a police car and an "obscene phrase about law enforcement agencies". On 6 November 2024, Spirkov was convicted to a year of probation.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.