In Veliky Novgorod, a veteran of the war in Ukraine threw his aunt out of a window for insulting the president. A court sentenced him to three years in prison.
The incident occurred in May 2022 in Veliky Novgorod. A former volunteer who fought in the war in Ukraine Alexander Golubin He was drinking alcohol with his aunt. A conflict ensued between them, and Golubin grabbed the woman by the legs and threw her out the window. For this, Golubin was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay 556 rubles in compensation to the victim.
Golubin considered the verdict unfair and wanted to reduce the compensation amount. He appealed the court's decision.
He noted that "The motive for committing the crime was not personal animosity, but insults directed at the President of the Russian Federation for the special operation in Ukraine, that is, the immoral behavior of the victim." And that the court failed to take into account the fact that he was a volunteer soldier. Golubin asked the court to reclassify the charge of "intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm" to "causing grievous bodily harm through negligence."
However, the Novgorod Regional Court upheld the first-instance court's decision, despite taking into account the defendant's confession, partial admission of guilt, illnesses, and participation in military operations.