Fine for distributing extremist materials on social networks

In early September 2015, two local residents in the Krasnodar Territory were fined for distributing extremist materials on social networks.

In early September 2015, the Kanevsky District Prosecutor's Office reported that two 20-year-old local residents had been posting songs and video files included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials for a long time on one of the social networks.

User pages have been blocked.

The Kanevsky District Court found them guilty of committing an administrative offense under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (mass distribution of extremist materials included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials), they were sentenced to fines.

At the court session, the young people fully recognized their guilt and repented of the offense committed. Sources

• The Prosecutor's Office of the Kanevsky District suppressed the illegal activities of two local residents who distributed extremist materials on a social network // Official website of the Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory. 2015. September 3.