In Kazan, a volunteer from Navalny’s headquarters was fined 30 thousand for a post about Putin

In Kazan, a court fined a Navalny campaign volunteer 30,000 rubles for a post about Putin. This was reported on the twitter of the headquarters.

The volunteer was found guilty under the article on disrespect for the authorities (part 3 of article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

Earlier, employees of Center E filed a protocol against the activist due to the publication in February 2020 on Facebook of a photograph of a 1992 newspaper clipping depicting Putin. Under the post, according to the security forces, the user posted a comment describing the president.

• In March 2019, Vladimir Putin signed a law on expressing disrespect for authorities on the Internet. For the first offense under this law, a fine of 30 to 100 thousand rubles is provided.