In St. Petersburg, a singer of anti-war songs was detained in a criminal case

In St. Petersburg, performer Sasha Skochilenko, who plays anti-war songs, was detained in a criminal case regarding “fake news” about the army (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). SOTA talks about this in its telegram channel.

reports: At the moment, a search has begun in Skochilenko’s house.

Skochilenko is a suspect in the case - she is being taken for questioning to the Investigative Committee, Network Freedom. According to investigators, the girl replaced price tags in grocery stores with leaflets with information about the shelling of the Mariupol Drama Theater and the death of civilians.

20:00 they write Skochilenko has increased the charges - she is charged with Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code. She faces 5 to 10 years in prison. This was reported by Network Freedom.

April 12, 10:00 Skochilenko was interrogated until 3 am. The investigator plans to petition for the artist's detention.

According to the prosecution, on March 31, 2022, at the Perekrestok store, Skochilenko “disseminated information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.”

The investigator considers the disseminated information to be false, and the action itself was committed based on political hostility. Investigators also claim that Skochilenko was absolutely aware of the real state of affairs at the theater of military operations.

The Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg placed anti-war singer Sasha Skochilenko in custody until June 1. This is what “Network Freedoms” is about.

April 13, 2:10 p.m. reported , the Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg that the artist Sasha Skochilenko’s request to mitigate the preventive measure was reduced. In addition, the court refused to return her case to the prosecutor's office. About this in the telegram channel in support of Skochilenko.

January 20, 2023 reported - Article 207.3 was added to the Criminal Code in March 2022 as part of urgent measures to tighten legislation in response to anti-war speeches and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that does not come from official Russian sources. included