German sculptor and illustrator Jacques Tilly was convicted on charges of spreading false information about the Russian military and insulting religious feelings, after creating carnival displays mocking Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Associated Press reported Thursday.

The 62-year-old artist has been designing and building floats for Düsseldorf’s Carnival parade for nearly 40 years. His floats, like many German carnival floats, often mock political figures, both from Germany and abroad.