An Omsk resident was fined 350 thousand rubles in the case of justifying terrorism for a comment about the explosion in the Arkhangelsk FSB Directorate

The 1st Eastern District Military Court fined a 53-year-old Omsk resident 350 thousand rubles for a comment about an explosion in the reception room of the Arkhangelsk FSB department. this . reports Omsk-inform

The man was found guilty of justifying terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). “When discussing the tragedy on the social network VKontakte, Omsk spoke approvingly of this act and called the actions of the criminal correct. During the investigation, he repented,” said the press service of the regional FSB department.

In the fall of 2018, 17-year-old teenager Mikhail Zhlobitsky blew himself up in the reception area of ​​the Arkhangelsk FSB Directorate. A few minutes before the explosion, a student wrote in a chat that the FSB was “fabricating cases and torturing people.”

Because of statements about this explosion, criminal cases began to be opened throughout the country to justify terrorism. Thus, Pskov journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva, who discussed the motives of a teenager on the radio, was fined 500 thousand rubles. The prosecutor's office demanded that she be sentenced to six years in prison. Kaluga resident Ivan Lyubshin received five years in prison; Karelian anarchist Ekaterina Muranova was fined 350 thousand rubles.