Overview
- Tverskoy District Court found Alexander S. Filippov guilty of an administrative offense tied to the vandalism.
- The memorial plaque on Politkovskaya’s building on Lesnaya Street was broken on January 18.
- After the damage, residents installed temporary plaques that were repeatedly removed and reinstalled, with a photograph added.
- Investigators have long maintained that Politkovskaya’s 2006 killing was motivated by her journalism.
- In 2014, the Moscow City Court gave life sentences to Rustam Makhmudov and Lom‑Ali Gaitukayev, while accomplices including Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov received 11 to 20 years.