A verdict is reached on the case of xenophobic materials published on the site “Kostroma Jedi”

At the end of October 2013 in the city of Kostroma, a resident was fined 120.000 rubles for publishing xenophobic commentary and images on the website “Kostroma Jedi”.

At the end of October 2013 in Kostroma, Russia, the case ended with charges of excitation of national and religious hatred (section 1, article 282 of the Criminal Code).

The defendant was a 47 year-old resident of Kostroma, and is accused of repeatedly publishing xenophobic commentary and images on the website “Kostroma Jedi” from April 5, 2012, through June 10, 2012. It is reported that the accused insulted certain ethnic and religious groups and called for violence against them.

Details are unfortunately unknown at the present time.

The court found the accused guilty and charged him a fine of 120.000 rubles (approx. $3,700 USD).

Note also that this is not the first case of xenophobic material on the site “Kostroma Jedi”. In the end of March 2010, the courts in Kostroma fined a 29 year-old participant in the site’s forums (username: Prishelec), whose avatar consisted of a cross framed by a border with a 5-pointed star on the top.