Pskov: The musician was fined for insulting the governor

The court in Pskov fined the 27-year-old musician Viktor Agafonov for 10 thousand rubles (acts under the pseudonym Viktor Toshich-approx. Cf.) For a post in a telegram channel with insults to the governor of the Pskov region Mikhail Vedernikov. Agafonov was found guilty of "insult using the Internet." The musician himself announced this correspondent of the North. Realia.

He explained that the court considered it precisely his author of the post in the Pskov Techno Telegram channel, which appeared on April 17 during the dispersal of the techno-military by the Sobrom with dogs. In the record of a public account, the author rudely called the police officers and invited them to “your bucket” to have oral sex. The next day the post disappeared. Agafonov emphasized that it was impossible to say exactly who was the author of the post: several people have access to administration. He did not plead guilty.

"I believe that the judge Mayorova took into account the personality in respect of whom the post was written. I can’t say excuses for justified. With a request to establish the genuine owner of the Pskov Techno, also confuses the size of the fine, because the prosecutor asked for 8 thousand rubles, ”said Agafonov

He represented his interests in court, lawyer Tatyana Martynova added that the court decision was expected, but "you can’t get used to this."

"Absolutely outrageous court, my client, only yesterday morning, was informed about the meeting on the phone, and, accordingly, he informed me in the evening. Such speed is explained by the fact that on Sunday the terms of bringing Victor to administrative responsibility end, and if the court did not have time to consider, they would have expired. We were abandoned in the process absolutely, even in the deposition of the court session to prepare evidence to recognize evidence to recognize evidence. Unacceptable (even 10-15 minutes!), ”Tatyana Martynova noted, adding that the decision will be appealed.

Agafonov was detained on April 22 by police officers in civilian clothes. They took him to the department and, according to the musician, began to scream and wave. The police accused him of insults and asked him to sign a confession of the authorship of the post with the governor's insults. Agafonov at first refused, but after traveling to different departments and words that "if you admit, then maybe he (probably the Governor Vedernikov -Prim. SR) will forgive you," agreed to give explanations.

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The musician, as he claims, was persistently offered to apologize to the governor on the video. “He looks and decides whether to forgive you or not,” a policeman told me and showed a video of a guy who is shot in the car. He apologizes that he insulted the governor and Putin, ”recalled Agafonov. The musician said that the police promised him that if they refuse to organize drug checks daily, arrange raids for musical parties, write a statement in the tax, etc. Therefore, he decided to take the blame so as not to substitute the team. Two months they brought an administrative case of insulting him.

In the Pskov Ministry of Internal Affairs, within seven days did not respond to the request of the North. Reali about the new practice of apologies for the video in the police department. The administration of the region also ignored the official request of the publication about the attitude of Governor Vedernikov to insults and requests to apologize for them.

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