A criminal case has been initiated against a local xenophobe in Ulyanovsk

In September 2016, a criminal case was initiated in Ulyanovsk case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a local resident who published xenophobic social media content.

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

The case was started against a local resident who, as reportedly published on his page in one of the social networks some xenophobic materials.

Details, unfortunately, are not disclosed.

According to law enforcement officers, the young man was previously involved to administrative responsibility for propaganda and public demonstration Nazi symbols (20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

Sources

• In Ulyanovsk, police officers revealed the fact of distribution of extremist materials on the Internet // Official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Ulyanovsk region. 2016. September 28.