The court sentenced the accused of uploading Vlasov's photo to the Immortal Regiment website to correctional labor

Daniil Shestakov was found guilty of disseminating information about the days of military glory expressing clear disrespect for society.

On November 6, 2020, the Perm Regional Court found Daniil Shestakov guilty under Part 3 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code (dissemination of information expressing clear disrespect for society about the days of military glory and memorable dates of Russia related to the defense of the Fatherland) and sentenced him to nine months of corrective labor.

According to investigators , on May 5, 2020, in order to rehabilitate Nazism, " that is, to publicly disseminate information expressing clear disrespect for society about the Day of Military Glory of Russia - May 9 ," he issued for demonstration on the website "Immortal Regiment Online" photos of Andrei Vlasov in one along with veterans of the Great Patriotic War, while he was aware of Vlasov's participation in hostilities on the side of Nazi Germany.

The Perm Regional Court began hearing Shestakov's case on October 26. He pleaded not guilty and stated that he did not pursue the goal of rehabilitating Nazism by uploading a photo of Vlasov to the site.

The court found that Shestakov purposefully uploaded a photo of Vlasov, as he supported his activities, and also saw on the site that the photo would be automatically converted into a pillar with the caption "I remember. I'm proud."

On January 18, 2021, the Fourth Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction upheld the verdict.

We are not sure that Shestakov's actions are qualified incorrectly. Such an action as uploading a photo of a collaborator to the site, even on the eve of May 9, in itself is neither a public approval of the crimes of Nazism, nor the dissemination of any information about the day of military glory of Russia. Shestakov himself did not accompany the photo with any statements approving or denying Nazi crimes, except for the automatically added caption.

Sources

• Case card No. 2-27/2020 // Perm Regional Court. November 6, 2020
• In Perm, the second sentence was handed down in the case of the rehabilitation of Nazism on the website of the "Immortal Regiment" // property. November 6, 2020
• Case card No. 55-7/2021 (55-939/2020;) // Website of the Fourth Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction. 2021. July 8.