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In Severodvinsk, a criminal case has been brought to court for xenophobic images on the social network VKontakte.
In December 2015, a criminal case was brought to court in Severodvinsk against a 24-year-old local resident for xenophobic images on the VKontakte social network.
On December 16, 2015, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Arkhangelsk Region and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug completed a preliminary investigation against a 24-year-old resident of Severodvinsk. He is charged under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred).
According to investigators, from August 2012 to April 2015, the young man posted a number of xenophobic images on his page on the VKontakte social network.
During interrogation, the defendant admitted his guilt.
The criminal case with the approved indictment was sent to the Severodvinsk city court for consideration on the merits. Sources
- In Severodvinsk, a local resident will stand trial on charges of posting images of extremist content on the Internet // Official website of the UPC RF for the Arkhangelsk region. 2015. December 16.