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

In November 2016, a criminal case was initiated in Stavropol case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 22-year-old local resident suspected of publication of xenophobic photographs. In November 2016, a criminal case was initiated in Stavropol case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred).

The case was initiated against a 22-year-old local resident who according to the investigation, on March 22 and 26 of this year, he published in one of the social networks xenophobic comments calling for violence.

Comments were left on some photos.

Details were not reported.

Sources

• In Stavropol, a young man is suspected of inciting ethnic hatred // Official website of the Investigation Department of the RF Investigative Committee for the Stavropol Territory. November 28, 2016