Mikhail Sukhoruchkin
- Criminal Code
- Article 214 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Region
- Kaliningrad Oblast
- City
- Kaliningrad
Case 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.
Others charged under Article 214 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
- Name withheld
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