Krasnoyarsk: a case has been opened for publishing xenophobic comments on a social network

In April 2016, a criminal case was initiated in Krasnoyarsk case under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 24-year-old local resident who published xenophobic comments on the VKontakte network.

In April 2016, a criminal case was initiated in Krasnoyarsk case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred).

The case was initiated against a 24-year-old local resident who, according to law enforcement, published in 2014 and 2015 in social network "VKontakte" xenophobic statements.

Details, unfortunately, were not reported.

Sources

• A resident of Krasnoyarsk is suspected of inciting ethnic hatred // Official website of the Investigation Department of the RF Investigative Committee for the Krasnoyarsk Territory. 2016. April 12.