In Engels, a sentence was passed for materials on the social network

In early November 2014, in the Saratov region, Alexei Krasnov, a resident of Engels, was convicted for images on the VKontakte social network.

In early November 2014, in the Saratov region, a resident of Engels, Alexei Krasnov, was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred).

According to the materials of the case , from December 2013 to May 2014, Krasnov posted freely available images on his page on the social network VKontakte, which, according to the conclusion of a linguistic examination, " contain information aimed at inciting hatred and enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity groups of persons based on nationality .

The court sentenced Krasnov to 150 hours of compulsory work.

Sources

• Engels resident gets 150 hours of compulsory work for 'extremist images' on social media // Public opinion. 2014. November 6.