In Magadan, the court closed the case of insulting the mayor on WhatsApp

The court in Magadan closed the criminal case against two residents of the city accused of insulting a representative of the authorities (319 of the Criminal Code). This was reported on the website of the UK.

The justice of the peace, at the request of the investigation, imposed a court fine on the defendants in the amount of 15,000 rubles. Both defendants pleaded guilty and apologized in writing to Mayor Yuri Grishan. Grishan accepted the apology and did not object to the decision to close the criminal case and impose a court fine on the accused.

UPD August 4 Corrected: previously erroneously reported that the criminal case was closed by the Investigative Committee.

• A criminal case for insulting a government official was opened in February. According to the investigation, from January 31 to February 4, two men in the groups “Retired Mayor” and “Snowy Roads of Magadan” posted insulting messages about Magadan Mayor Yury Grishan on WhatsApp. from several residents of Magadan As part of the investigation of the case, mobile phones were confiscated .