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Victoria Petrova’s prosecution and compulsory treatment
Forensic exam found she "could not understand her actions" when posting anti-war videos; lawyer reports she was stripped before male staff, restrained, injected with unknown drugs and could barely speak for days; minimum six months, extendable indefinitely
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What the record says
Worldwide register by region (Batch 2) · Batch 2
- Country / period
- Russia (St Petersburg), May 2022–Dec 2023
- Mechanism
- Pre-trial transfer to psychiatric hospital (Oct 2023); compulsory treatment ordered 25 Dec 2023 for "army fakes" (Art. 207.3)
- What is documented
- Forensic exam found she "could not understand her actions" when posting anti-war videos; lawyer reports she was stripped before male staff, restrained, injected with unknown drugs and could barely speak for days; minimum six months, extendable indefinitely
- Finding or status
- Court order; survivor account via counsel: Meduza, 25 Dec 2023 (Russian); Moscow Times (Russian)
- Contrary evidence / limits
- Prosecution had sought prison; court chose "mildest" hospital regime; the hospital account is the defence's
- Label
- VERIFIED (secondary, local-language)
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Reference and provenance
2023-RU-PETROVA