Yuri Strubalin
Yuri Strubalin, Astrakhan Oblast. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity). Sentence (August 22, 2023): 3 years' imprisonment. Status: at large with restrictions.
In brief
Astrakhan Oblast · Astrakhan · Former security officers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
3 years' imprisonment
Upheld October 15, 2024
Charges
- Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he wrote with a red marker in the centre of Astrakhan "No to war!" on the facades of several houses recognised as architectural monuments and photographed the inscriptions.
Latest event
October 15, 2024 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Astrakhan. Retired person of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was deputy chairman of the Council of Regional Veterans and Municipalities of the Astrakhan region, in the 1990s he headed the control and revision department of the regional Department of Internal Affairs and headed the non-profit partnership "New Day". A vandalism case was initiated against him because of three anti-war inscriptions on the facades of several houses. On 22 August 2023, Strubalin was sentenced to three years of restricted liberty.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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