Ivanovo: two criminal cases have been initiated under Art. 282

At the end of October 2017, two criminal cases under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 22-year-old and an 18-year-old local residents suspected of posting xenophobic materials on social networks. At the end of October 2017, two criminal cases under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred).

Cases were initiated against two local residents aged 22 and 18, which, according to law enforcement agencies, published on their pages some xenophobic audio clips and videos from social networks. Details are not have been reported.

The materials were freely available.

Sources

• Two extremist criminal cases initiated in Ivanovo // Official website of the Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Ivanovo Region. 2017. November 1.