An Orenburg resident was sentenced to eight months of correctional labor in the case of “fake news” about the Russian army

The Dzerzhinsky District Court of Orenburg sentenced Ivan Moskalenko to eight months of correctional labor in the case of “fake news” about the Russian army. The head of Agora, Pavel Chikov, talks about this.

reported that a 22-year-old Orenburg resident was found guilty of publicly disseminating deliberately false information about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

About the case in early May. According to investigators, since March 25, Moskalenko has been distributing “fakes” on a social network, “the activities of which are recognized as extremist and prohibited.” During interrogation, he admitted guilt and repented.

It became known - Article 207.3 (Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation) in the Criminal Code in March 2022 - this is how the authorities responded to anti-war protests and the dissemination of information about the war that does not come from official Russian sources. The maximum penalty under this article is 15 years in prison. included - Since February 24—the first day of the “special operation” in Ukraine—residents of Russian cities have been going out to anti-war rallies every day and talking about the tragedy online. Anti-war speeches and statements become grounds for criminal prosecution. At the moment, more than 180 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. guide