Guitarist of the group "Corpse Poison" convicted

On January 27, 2014, in the city of Mirny, Arkhangelsk Region, 42-year-old Alexander Mikhailyants was convicted for posting anti-Caucasian pictures and comments on the social network VKontakte.

He was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (actions aimed at inciting hatred, as well as humiliating the dignity of a group of persons on the basis of race, nationality and origin, committed in public), Part 1 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremist activities).

Recall that on December 12 last year, he published on his page on the social network "VKontakte" " photos, images and comments to them containing humiliating characteristics and negative emotional assessments in relation to the ethnic groups "Caucasians", "Slavs", "Chinese", the racial group "Negroes" and persons professing the Orthodox religion, and also calls for violent action against them. "

According to right-wing sites, Alexander Mikhailyants is the guitarist of the thrash metal band Cadaverous Poison.

The court sentenced the guitarist to 6 months of corrective labor with a deduction of 10% of wages to the state. The verdict of the court did not enter into force.

Sources

• A resident of the city of Mirny was found guilty of posting calls for extremist activities on the Internet // Official website of the UPC RF for the Arkhangelsk region. 2013. January 27.