In Mordovia, the court acquitted Alexander Pyanzin

On December 22, 2009, the Proletarsky Court of Saransk (Republic of Mordovia) issued an acquittal in the case of student Alexander Pyanzin, accused under Art. 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls for terrorist activities or public justification of terrorism).

In addition to Art. 205.2 Pyanzin was charged with Part 2 of Art. 148 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal use of copyright objects committed on a large scale) for the use of unlicensed software.

Let us recall that the case against Pyanzin was opened due tothe posting of the book “Russian Cuisine. The ABC of Domestic Terrorism” on a file-sharing network, which, in particular, contains recipes for making explosives.

In April 2011, it became known that having won the case, A. Pyanzin filed a claim against the Russian Federation for compensation for moral damage. He demanded 500 thousand rubles, but the court reduced the amount of compensation by half. It is reported that A. Pyanzin is going to sue the money he spent on a lawyer.

Sources

• The court completely acquitted the student accused of public calls for terrorism // Student Truth. 2010. January 8.
• Elistratov A. A resident of Saransk was sued for 250 thousand rubles for being accused of extremism // Komsomolskaya Pravda. 2011. April 16.
• Based on materials from Internet blogs.