In Yaroslavl, a verdict was passed in the case of inciting hatred towards anti-fascists and law enforcement officers

In October 2016, a resident of Yaroslavl received a year of suspended imprisonment for inciting hatred "in relation to law enforcement officers and opponents of fascism."

In October 2016, the Dzerzhinsky District Court of the city of Yaroslavl sentenced a 41-year-old local resident to in the form of one year suspended sentence with one probationary period year. He was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred or enmity on the basis of belonging to a social group).

Recall that in July 2015, a resident of Yaroslavl posted in free access on his page on the social network "VKontakte" " texts that contained information aimed at inciting hatred and enmity towards law enforcement officers and opponents of fascism ." The SOVA Center considers this verdict unlawful, since law enforcement officers and anti-fascists do not belong to vulnerable groups of the population in need of protection under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code. In addition, we believe that the vague concept of a social group should generally be excluded from the anti-extremist articles of the Criminal Code. Sources

• A 41-year-old resident of the city of Yaroslavl was found guilty of committing a crime against the foundations of the constitutional order and state security // Official website of the RF IC in the Yaroslavl region. 2016. October 24.