In Barnaul, the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution under Art. 282

In December 2012, the Zheleznodorozhny District Court of the city Barnaul of the Altai Republic terminated the criminal case on the initiation of a national hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) against a 17-year-old vocational school student.

Recall that the young man was accused of publishing in social network "VKontakte" of the racist poem "Nationalist Antikhach".

Case dismissed due to expiration of the statute of limitations bringing to criminal responsibility.

Earlier it was reported that in addition to the charges of inciting national hatred, the minor was also charged with committing robbery (clause “d”, part 2, article 161 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), namely, theft of a mobile phone. TO Unfortunately, we do not know what decision the court made in relation to this part. accusations.

Sources

• The case of a Barnaul resident who posted a poem about "khachs" on VKontakte was dismissed // Atmosphere. 2012. December 10.