Natalia Telegina
Natalia Telegina, born 1975, Altai Krai. Charges: Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the right of freedom to conscience and religion); Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “The case of Natalia Telegina”. Sentence (December 5, 2017): two-year suspended sentence. Status: at large.
In brief
Altai Krai · Barnaul · Extremism cases
Sentence
2 years
two-year suspended sentence
Upheld February 7, 2018
Charges
- Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Violation of the right of freedom to conscience and religion
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
By publishing a picture of a warrior in a horned helmet swinging a hammer over the silhouette of a burning temple and similar images on the VKontakte social network, she incited religious hatred and offended the feelings of believers.
Latest event
November 8, 2018 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Natalia Telegina
Criminal case
The case of Natalia Telegina
Details and sources
Full summary
In May 2017, neo-pagan Natalia Telegina, the administrator of the Scandinavian-themed community "Apples of Idunn" on the social network VKontakte, was visited by operatives for explanations in connection with pictures on the social network on the application of the head of the neo-pagan Asatru community of St. Petersburg Evgeny Saltykov. In June, a case of incitement to religious hatred was opened, and on the initiative of the investigation an article on offence to the feelings of believers was added. On 6 December, Telegina was sentenced to two years suspended sentence. On 9 October 2018, the verdict was cancelled, Telegina's criminal record was removed.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.