A criminal case was opened against a volunteer of Navalny’s headquarters in Chuvashia for posts on the social network

Aleksey Mironov, a volunteer from the electoral headquarters of Alexei Navalny in Cheboksary, was charged with public calls for extremism because of posts on Vkontakte (Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code) published in 2016. about this Writes "Idel. Realities".

On June 17, police officers came with a search to the activist. Hard drives, three knives and a movie disc were confiscated from him. After that, the police went to the apartment of Mironov's grandmother, where he was registered. Then the activist was taken to the FSB.

He was asked to familiarize himself with the resolution, which stated that on July 7, 2016, Mironov published “a graphic image of the certificate of a citizen subject to conscription for military service, with the printed text in English:“ God bless the USA Keep calm and f *** Russia ” and an inscription over the image: “I officially call for………. authorities"".

The FSB for Chuvashia also opened a case against the activist under Article 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred or enmity) for a post on Vkontakte with a statement about Muslims.

In August 2016, Mironov was fined 1,500 rubles under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public display of Nazi paraphernalia or symbols) for reposting an image with a swastika that drew an analogy between Putin and Hitler. After that, the activist removed all posts from his page.

Now Mironov is under house arrest. He is represented by a public defender.