Penalty for statuses on the Odnoklassniki network

On February 11, 2014, a user of the Odnoklassniki social network was fined for xenophobic texts in the Amur Region.

The Investigative Department for the Selemdzhinsky District of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Amur Region completed the investigation of the criminal case on charges of A. Vershinin under Part 1 of Art. 280 (public calls for extremist activity), part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred).

He was accused of posting text materials on the Odnoklassniki social network on March 3, 2013 in the shift camp of the Malomyr section of Malomyrsky Rudnik LLC, "aimed at inciting hatred on the grounds of nationality and calling for extremist activity . " The case was referred for consideration on the merits to the Selemdzhinsky District Court.

On February 11, 2014, the Selemdzhinsky District Court found A. Vershinin guilty of committing these crimes, he was sentenced to a fine of 60,000 rubles. Sources

• Questions about countering extremism are under special control of the Prosecutor's Office of the Amur Region // Official website of the Prosecutor's Office of the Amur Region. 2015. February 13.