Karelia: SK opened a case about a fake about coronavirus

In Karelia, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case due to the spread of fake information about coronavirus, the press service of the IC in the region reports.

According to the agency, unknown persons published inaccurate information about the Covid-19 on the Internet from March to April 2020. We are talking about information that the republic allegedly limits traffic on the roads and install a checkpoint with police and armed military.

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In the spring of 2020, a criminal punishment was introduced in Russia for the spread of fake information about coronavirus. Criminal cases were previously instituted in St. Petersburg, the Leningrad and Novgorod regions. In Novgorod, the UK opened a matter because of the news about the coronavirus epidemic in one of the colonies. The local publication Novgorod.ru claims that the case was opened due to the news of the human rights organization "Rus Sitting". Project manager Olga Romanova told the North. Real website that the organization’s website published the only news about the lack of thermometers in the colony.