Corporal brought to criminal liability for xenophobic insult

On December 3, 2012, Colonel of Justice Alexei Naida, deputy military prosecutor in the Pacific Fleet, announced the initiation of a criminal case against a contract service corporal for xenophobic insult.

The corporal was taken to a military hospital for examination for alcohol intoxication. man in the presence other military personnel began to insult the medical officer, " emphasizing attention to his nationality ."

It is reported that the soldier was prosecuted "for incitement to ethnic hatred" (most likely, part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of ethnic hatred) is meant).

Sources

• Cases of extremism detected in the Pacific Fleet // TVNZ. 2012. December 3rd.