The city defender Alexander Kononov was fined for the "discredit" of the army

The deputy chairman of the St. Petersburg branch of the "All -Russian Society for the Protection of History and Culture Monuments" (VOPIIK) Alexander Kononov was fined 40 thousand rubles for the "discredit" of the Russian Army. This was reported in the United press service of the city courts.

"Employees of the Center" E "of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in St. Petersburg and LOS examined the Troika chat in Telegram and found several posts with photographs and screenshots from the Aleksander Kononov page with information about the Zoo-TEMICICALS, rats, Afghanistan, disaster-crisis, prohibition of social networks, bills of deaths, deaths, deaths, deaths Similar information materials that flew into the pipe, etc., were posted in VKontakte, ”the press service said in a statement.

The city defender did not plead guilty. Earlier, his sign was told by the North. Realiy that before the detention of Kononov, threats were received by anti-war posts on VKontakte.

• Alexander Kononov is a candidate of historical sciences, senior researcher at the bibliography and local history of the Russian National Library, a well -known city defender who is fighting for the historical heritage of St. Petersburg, including defending Basevich’s house , given to the city authorities for the needs of the Boris Aifman dance Academy.
• "The All -Russian Society for the Protection of Monuments of History and Culture" (VOOPIIK) is a public organization, the main goals of which are the protection, restoration and popularization of objects of cultural heritage of the constituent entities of Russia.
• 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.