A criminal case was opened against an 18-year-old resident of Bashkortostan because of a photo in the “Immortal Regiment”

The Investigative Committee of the Republic of Bashkortostan opened a criminal case on the rehabilitation of Nazism (part 3 of article 354.1 of the Criminal Code) against a local resident. This was reported on the website of the Russian Agency for Legal Judicial Information.

According to investigators, the 18-year-old suspect left an application on the website "Memory Bank" for the publication of a photograph of German Field Marshal Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist in the "Immortal Regiment" on May 9. The actions of the person involved in the case, according to the investigation, were aimed at creating a disdainful attitude towards the participants in the Second World War in society.

September 22 The name of the defendant in the case is Rumil Malikov, reported . Idel.Realii

• The Immortal Regiment is a movement that has been holding actions in honor of May 9 since 2012. Traditionally - processions with portraits of participants in the Great Patriotic War. In 2020, due to the coronavirus, the event was held online.