Andrei Zdor
Andrei Zdor, Tula Oblast. Charges: Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War); “Andrei Zdor's case of burning cable on the Eternal Flame”. Sentence (February 13, 2023): 10 months' deprivation of liberty in a open prison, prohibition to engage in activities related to the upbringing of… Status: at large.
In brief
Tula Oblast · Aleksin
Sentence
10 months
deprivation of liberty in a open prison, prohibition to engage in activities related to the upbringing of minors for 2 years
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, "trampling on the memory of soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War", burnt on the flame of the Eternal Flame the insulation of an electric cable, which he later handed over to a scrap metal collection point.
Latest event
April 1, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 10 months
· Persecution begins
Andrei Zdor's case of burning cable on the Eternal Flame
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Andrei Zdor's case of burning cable on the Eternal Flame
Details and sources
Full summary
Some sources referred to Zdor as a local resident, while others reported that he was registered in Krasnyi Luch, Luhansk oblast. He was detained on 21 October 2022 on charges of desecrating symbols of military glory by burning wire on the Eternal Flame in Aleksin (Tula oblast). Zdor was taken into custody. On 13 February 2023, he was sentenced to 10 months in an open prison. No later than April 2023, he was released.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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