A resident of Severodvinsk was sentenced to restriction of freedom in the case of calls for mass riots

The Severodvinsk City Court sentenced a 20-year-old local resident to 9 months of restriction of freedom on charges of incitement to mass riots and participation in them (Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the press service of the Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee for the region.

The case became known in April. The reason for his arousal was comments posted on January 23, 2021. On that day, rallies were held in different regions of Russia in support of Alexei Navalny.

According to investigators, the comments posted by an unnamed 20-year-old man contained “calls for mass unrest, accompanied by violence, pogroms, destruction of property, and armed resistance to government officials.”

The defendant admitted guilt, writes SK.

• In connection with the detention of Alexei Navalny in 2021, a series of protests took place throughout Russia - the largest protests took place on January 23 and January 31. The security forces reacted harshly to the rallies: on January 23, more than 4,000 people were detained, and on January 31, more than 5,500 .
• In the wake of the protests, criminal cases were opened across the country against more than 170 people. Most of the defendants were accused of using violence against government officials that was not dangerous to life and health (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code)