The editor-in-chief of the Nizhny Novgorod publication “Koza press” was fined 70 thousand rubles because of the word “Shakhuinya”

The Nizhny Novgorod District Court fined Irina Slavina, editor-in-chief of the local publication Koza-Press, 70,000 rubles under the article on disrespect for the authorities (part 3 of article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) because of the word “Shakhuynya”. this . reports Pavel Chikov, head of the Agora International Human Rights Group,

On the social network, the journalist wrote: “After Stalin’s face was hung on a house in Shakhunya, Nizhny Novgorod, it is proposed to rename the settlement to Shakhunya.” The post gained 100 likes, after which the police became interested in it.

According to the protocol against Slavina, the word "Shakhuynya", "being an individual-author's new formation", contains "obscene associations due to the element "shit" in its composition".

As Chikov noted, this is the maximum fine under the article on disrespect for the authorities of all previously imposed.

18:47 The press service of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of the Yabloko party reported that after the meeting on the Slavina case, bailiffs detained one of the listeners, a man named Henry, using force. According to the bailiff, during the announcement of the verdict, Henry said the word “wonderful,” which representatives of the federal service considered sufficient grounds for detention.

Henry was kept for some time in the basement of the court, at the moment the detainee is being taken to the police department No. 5 of Nizhny Novgorod.

19:51 Henry was released from the department with the obligation to appear to give explanations, according to the Nizhny Novgorod apple telegram channel.

• On March 18, President Vladimir Putin signed a law on disrespect for the state on the Internet. For the first offense under this law, a fine of 30 to 100 thousand rubles is provided.
• According to the human rights organization "Apology of Protest", 45 cases were opened under this article in 23 regions in six months and fines were imposed in the amount of 845 thousand rubles. 78% of statements are dedicated to President Vladimir Putin.