Godson of Russian upper house speaker Valentina Matviyenko jailed for seven days over Instagram link
St. Petersburg’s Smolninsky District Court sentenced Vladislav Tyulpanov, the son of Senator Vadim Tyulpanov, who died in 2017, to seven days in jail for displaying banned symbols, the city courts’ press service said. The court found him guilty under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of Russia’s Code of Administrative Offenses.
Vladislav Tyulpanov, the son of former Russian Senator Vadim Tyulpanov, has been sentenced to seven days in jail by St. Petersburg's Smolninsky District Court. The court found Tyulpanov, who is 21, guilty under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of Russia's Code of Administrative Offenses for displaying banned symbols. The offense stemmed from a link to his Instagram account that appeared on his Telegram channel.
Tyulpanov fully admitted his guilt and promptly removed the link from his profile description. He is known as "Russia's youngest and best-known politician" and often highlights his godmother, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, on his social media accounts. Tyulpanov has attempted multiple times to join United Russia but has been unsuccessful.
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