Omsk: criminal case for xenophobic graffiti

In October 2013, a criminal case was initiated in the Omsk region against an 18-year-old resident of Omsk, who is suspected of posting xenophobic graffiti.

On October 29, 2013, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Omsk Region announced the initiation of a criminal case against an 18-year-old resident of Omsk, suspected under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of national hatred or enmity committed in public).

According to investigators, the suspect " made stencils containing statements of a hostile, aggressive nature towards" non-Russians ", after which he placed these stencil inscriptions in various public places in the city ."

Sources

• A resident of Omsk is suspected of inciting ethnic hatred // official website of the UPC RF for the Omsk region. 2013. October 29.