Mikhail Sukhoruchkin
Mikhail Sukhoruchkin, Kaliningrad Oblast. Charges: Article 214 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism); “Mikhail Sukhoruchkin's case of desecration of the monument to the 1200 Guardsmen in Kaliningrad”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Kaliningrad Oblast · Kaliningrad · Students · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Charges
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on April 9, Sukhoruchkin made an inscription "PUTIN = WAR" on the back wall of the monument to the 1200 Guardsmen.
Latest event
April 1, 2022 — persecution begins
Mikhail Sukhoruchkin's case of desecration of the monument to the 1200 Guardsmen in Kaliningrad
Criminal case
Mikhail Sukhoruchkin's case of desecration of the monument to the 1200 Guardsmen in Kaliningrad
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Full summary
Sukhoruchkin is a student of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. He was charged with vandalism because of the inscription "PUTIN = WAR" on the back of the monument to the 1200 Guardsmen, which he allegedly made on 9 April 2022. After Sukhoruchkin's detention, a video appeared online in which he apologises, says he supports Putin's actions "in Ukraine against Nazism", and pledges to join "patriotic organisations". He later told the media outlet "Sever.Realii" that he made this statement under pressure from unknown people who were in the investigator's office and threatened him with physical violence. Sukhoruchkin was placed under an undertaking not to abscond. After that, he left Russia. Later, it became known that Sukhoruchkin received political asylum in Poland.
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