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German Sculptor Sentenced in Absence for Anti-Military Art

4/2/2026

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Jacques Tilly, a German sculptor, was sentenced in absentia by a Moscow court on April 2 for spreading "false information" about the military and insulting religious believers.
The court imposed a 200,000 rouble fine and a four-year ban on website management, according to SOTAvision.
The verdict is unenforceable because Tilly lives in Germany.
Three witnesses testified about outrage over his sculptures, including one depicting Putin and Patriarch Kirill.

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Jacques Tilly, a German sculptor, was sentenced in absentia by a Moscow court on April 2 for spreading "false information" about the military and insulting religious believers.
The court imposed a 200,000 rouble fine and a four-year ban on website management, according to SOTAvision.
The verdict is unenforceable because Tilly lives in Germany.
Three witnesses testified about outrage over his sculptures, including one depicting Putin and Patriarch Kirill.