In Crimea, a case was opened against a handyman under an article about disseminating “fake stories” about the Russian army

The Office of the Investigative Committee for Crimea opened a criminal case regarding the spread of “fakes” about the actions of the Russian military in Ukraine to a handyman from Alushta. Information about this is on the department's website.

appeared The man has already been charged under the article on public dissemination of deliberately false information about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). According to a report on the Investigative Committee's website, the man printed leaflets at his home, and then left them in mailboxes and posted them on the streets. In addition, the accused allegedly plastered “leaflets with defamatory information” on the house of his friend, a security officer who is currently serving “in the territory of a special operation.”

The man’s house was searched and leaflets and “other materials confirming his involvement in the crime” were seized. The Investigative Committee does not name the accused.

On April 7, Pavel Chikov spoke about the criminal case against Alushta resident Alexander Tarapon, who, according to investigators, posted anti-war leaflets. Whether these cases are related is still unknown.

told - Article 207.3 to the Criminal Code in March 2022 - in this way the government responded to anti-war speeches and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that did not come from official Russian sources. For spreading “fake news” you can get up to 15 years in prison. included - Anti-war speeches and statements become grounds for criminal prosecution. OVD-Info about famous criminal cases. tells