Librarian Sentenced to 5.5 Years for 'Glory to Ukraine!' Shout
A librarian from the Nenets Autonomous Okrug was sentenced to 5.5 years in a labor camp for posts on VK and shouting 'Glory to Ukraine!' in a bar. The Third Cassation Court in St. Petersburg upheld the librarian from the Krasnoe settlement of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Konstantin Ledkov, sentence.
Consensus
- The defendant, Konstantin Ledykov, is a librarian from the town of Krasnoye in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
- He was sentenced to 5.5 years in a correctional colony by a St. Petersburg appellate court.
- The conviction was based on charges of repeated 'discrediting the army,' repeated propaganda of Nazi symbolism, and incitement to activities against state security.
- The court upheld the verdict after a defense request for a linguistic expert examination was denied.
- Ledykov was previously fined for anti-war and pro-Ukrainian statements in 2021, 2022, and January 2024.
- He refused to provide personal details during the trial, requiring judicial authorities to verify his identity.
- The case involved reposting a video titled 'How Nazism Was Reincarnated in Russia' and publishing an interview with a Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine.
- The court rejected the defense's request for a linguistic expert evaluation, citing sufficient evidence from prior actions and statements.
Points of divergence
- The case was reviewed by the Cassation Court in St. Petersburg. — tg_severrealii
- The court that upheld the verdict was the Third Cassation Court in St. Petersburg. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The initial trial was held in May 2025. — tg_severrealii
- The initial trial was held in May 2015. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The 2024 fine was for a 50,000 ruble penalty related to the 'No War' slogan on a building. — tg_severrealii
- The 2024 fine included a 2,000 ruble penalty for publishing Nazi symbolism. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (2 sources)
- Court sentenced 5.5 years for librarian from NAO who shouted 'Glory to Ukraine!' in a bar — Север.Реалии
- Librarian from NAO sentenced to 5.5 years in a colony for VK posts and shouting 'Glory to Ukraine!' in a bar — SOTAvision