Pskov: Marathonber was fined for a call to Putin's impeachment

The court in the Pskov region fined the famous international marathoner of 59-year-old Vladimir Sukhorukov for 35 thousand rubles for discrediting the Russian army. Sukhorukov himself reported to the North. Reali correspondent.

The court considered that he violated the law when he put a photograph in the colors of the Ukrainian flag on the avatar on social networks and the inscription "I am a Russian against war."

The court also considered the status of Sukhorukov’s status in VKontakte with the words “Putin’s gang to trial. The international tribunal” and the videos with signatures: “It's terrible that this villain Putin has been done. What is done now is a crime,” “People, please impece this Putin.”

Vladimir Sukhorukov did not plead guilty.

“I was in court alone. I explained to the judge that the Basic Law of Russia is the Constitution, other norms cannot contradict it. And there is article 29 about freedom of speech. I did not call for violence or to overthrow, but it did not save. It was not a court, but a trial. But at least I tried to use it as a stand. I will not change my views! Today, ”said Sukhorukov.

• Vladimir Sukhorukov is a well -known international marathon in the Pskov region. He ran 111 marathons in different countries of the world. In addition to running, Vladimir organizes city and district crosses, hiking in the Pechor reserved places, holds regional winter swimming championships.
• Since 2017, in all races, Sukhorukov participated in the T -shirt "Alexei Navalny - our president". The marathon did not miss a single protest rally in Pskov. On April 18, Vladimir Sukhorukov was detained by the police. They came for him to the Russian-Estonian border, where the marathon works as a janitor. Sukhorukov was taken to the department, not even allowing him to wear glasses. The police were interrogated by the FSB officers. They demanded that the athlete apologize to the Russian army, threatened him with a criminal case, but Sukhorukov refused.

• Under the article on "discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" since March 4, a thousand administrative cases have already appeared, the OVD-Info reports . Human rights activists noted that the scatter of actions for which you can be attracted under this article is very large. For example, several cases were instituted for crosses in memory of those who died in Buch and Mariupol, for "insulting the sign Z" and for the recitation of anti -war poetry. The largest number of cases was instituted for anti -war pickets and posts on social networks.
• Criminal cases for anti -war protests have already been opened for 106 people. Most - 39 - excited for "fakes" about the Russian army.