Murmansk: administrative fine for publishing prohibited materials and materials with Nazi symbols

In May 2017, in Murmansk, the court fined 1,000 rubles a local resident found guilty of publishing prohibited materials on a social network and materials with Nazi symbols.

In May 2017, the city of Murmansk initiated administrative case under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (propaganda and public demonstration Nazi symbols) and art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (dissemination of extremist materials).

The case was initiated against a local resident who, according to law enforcement agencies, published in the social network "VKontakte" some prohibited materials and materials with Nazi symbols.

Details were not reported.

The court found the Internet user guilty and fined him for 1000 rubles.

Sources

• By order of the prosecutor, a resident of the city of Murmansk was brought to administrative responsibility for the distribution of extremist materials // Official site of the Prosecutor's Office of the Murmansk region. 2017. May 12.