Yoshkar-Ola: the investigation of xenophobic materials on website “VKontakte” ends

October 2013 Yoshkar-Ola – An investigation into resident Maxim Vorobyov was completed. The investigation was in response to the publication of racist statements on the social networking site “Vkontakte”.

At the end of October 2013, in the city of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, and investigation was completed. The investigation was led in response to statements made that were meant to excite national hatred (section 1, article 282 of the Criminal Code).

The accused, Maxim Vorobyov (b. 1991), will face the court for publishing hate speech on his page on the social networking site, “VKontakte” from July of last year through March of this year. He specifically called for violence against Jews and immigrants from the Caucasus and Central Asia.

The case has already been sent to the court for consideration.