In the Vologda region, a criminal case was initiated against the oppositionist under Art. 282 • Sova • RIMA

In the Vologda region, a criminal case was initiated against the oppositionist under Art. 282

The head of the Vologda branch of the Progress Party is accused of humiliating the dignity of policemen.

12 October 2016 Prosecutor's Office of the Vologda region reported that the prosecutor's office Gryazovetsky district recognized as legal decisions to initiate criminal cases under Art. 319 of the Criminal Code (public insult of a representative of the authorities) and Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (public actions, degrading persons belonging to the same social group) in relation to the chapter Vologda branch of the Progress Party Evgenia Domozhirova.

occasion for arousal affairs under Art. 319 UK a skirmish broke out between Domozhirov and law enforcement officers authorities on July 30, 2016, when employees law enforcement came to Domozhirov's house in the village of Troitskoye with the purpose of the search and damaged the hand of his elderly mother, who demanded present the relevant documents.

Then Domozhirov published on his website material about this incident, characterizing the Vologda police in harsh terms. In fact this publications against him were initiated case under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code on humiliation of dignity persons on the basis of belonging to social group. We believe that this case filed against Domozhirov wrong because we think that the police are not vulnerable social group in need in protection in the form of anti-extremist articles of the Criminal Code. We Also we believe that the vague term "social group" should be excluded from these articles. Moreover, we advocate so that the humiliation of dignity be brought out from the Criminal Code to the Code of Administrative Offenses as a small offense gravity.

Note also that the true reason for the persecution of Domozhirov is probably is his opposition and anti-corruption activities.

Sources

Decisions to initiate criminal proceedings against Yevgeny Domozhirov on the facts of publicly insulting a representative of the authorities, as well as actions aimed at humiliating the dignity of persons of a certain social group, were recognized as legal // Website of the Prosecutor's Office of the Vologda region. 2016. October 12.
The prosecutor's office recognized the lawful initiation of criminal cases against the Vologda politician // OVD-Info. 2016. October 12.