“Caucasian Knot” was fined 500 thousand rubles due to text and tweet without marking about the status of “foreign agent”

The Ostankino court in Moscow imposed a fine of 500 thousand on the publication “Caucasian Knot” because of an article and tweet without labeling about the status of a “foreign agent” (Part 1 of Article 19.34.1 of the Administrative Code). to this drew attention The CTD telegram channel , and the decision was published on the court’s website.

The resolution mentions the text “Slavery in the North Caucasus” dated December 1, 2021 and a tweet dated December 9 (now deleted).

The court indicated that representatives of the publication were warned about the meeting, but they did not come. The editor-in-chief of the Caucasian Knot, Grigory Shvedov, told CTD that the editorial office was not notified of the trial date.

The founding company of the Caucasian Knot, Memo LLC, was recognized as a foreign agent on October 8, 2021.