The ECHR communicated the complaint of the person convicted of reposting

On May 14, the European Court of Human Rights communicated the complaint of the Chelyabinsk blogger and activist Konstantin Zharinov, who was found guilty of inciting extremism (part 1 of article 280 of the Criminal Code) for reposting on Vkontakte. about this . writes Information and analytical center "Sova"

The ECtHR asked the Russian side questions: can Zharinov’s sentence be considered an interference with his right to freedom of expression (paragraph 1 of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights), and if so, was this interference justified from the point of view of the Convention.

in 2015 Zharinov was convicted for posting on his VKontakte page a repost of an appeal by the Right Sector, which was recognized as an extremist organization. He was sentenced to 2 years of probation with a probationary period of 2 years and amnestied on the same day.