The head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has ordered a criminal case opened after a child poured water on an eternal flame memorial, the agency’s press service said on Sunday.
The statement said the incident should be investigated as an “act of desecration of a symbol of military glory.” That offense is outlined in Article 354.1 of the Russian Criminal Code on the “rehabilitation of Nazism.”
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The incident took place in the village of Semibratovo, in the Yaroslavl region, on June 12 — Russia Day. A video of the episode circulated two days later on the Telegram channel 112, which is linked to Russian security services.
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Earlier in June, Deputy Justice Minister Elena Ardabyeva said the Justice Ministry had begun discussing a proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14 … The Prosecutor General’s Office has also proposed lowering the minimum age for prosecution in cases involving the desecration of military memorials. Under current Russian law, criminal liability begins at age 14 for certain offenses.
Child sees a flame.
Child douses it with water.
“Nazi !!!”Russia’s gold medals for mental gymnastics must really be worth it.
ah yes ‘nazis’… the ‘theyre comin right for us!’ of the russian dicatatorship.
I bet RT frequently airs a scary segment about caravans approaching their borders.
No wonder Tucker likes Russia so much.
Ministry had begun discussing a proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14. […] Under current Russian law, criminal liability begins at age 14 for certain offenses.
mh …
Maybe there aren’t enough
criminalsconscripts left over that are 14 years or older?
