Irina Tsybaneva
Irina Tsybaneva, born 1962, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 244 part 2 item b, Russian Criminal Code; “The case of the note on the grave of Putin's parents”. Sentence (May 11, 2023): 2 years' of suspended prison sentence with a probationary period of 2 years. Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Office workers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
2 years
of suspended prison sentence with a probationary period of 2 years
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 6 October, when she was near the grave of Putin's parents at the Serafimovskoye cemetery, she "left a note with an insulting inscription" addressed to the president. According to Tsybaneva's son, the note contained a "wish to die". The content of the note became known from the case materials attached to the court, "Mediazona" wrote: "Parents of the maniac, take him to yourself, he causes so much pain and misery, the whole world is praying for his death <unintelligible> Death to Putin, you have raised a freak and a murderer".
Latest event
May 26, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Persecution begins
The case of the note on the grave of Putin's parents
· Preventive measure: house arrest
Criminal case
The case of the note on the grave of Putin's parents
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
On 12 October 2022, Tsybaneva was placed under house arrest in the case of desecration of burial sites. On 7 November, the preventive measure was replaced by a prohibition of certain actionы.
The reason for the prosecution was a note, which Tsybaneva, according to the investigation, left on the grave of Putin's parents. According to "Mediazona", the content of the note became known: "Parents of the maniac, take him to yourself, he causes so much pain and misery, the whole world begs for his death <unintelligible> Death to Putin, you have raised a freak and a murderer". According to Tsybaneva herself, she left the letter after she "watched the news, realised that everything is very terrible, everything is very sad, there are so many dead." On 11 May 2023, Tsybaneva was sentenced to two years of conditioned prison sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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