In St. Petersburg, a case was opened against a documentary filmmaker under an article about “fakes” about the Russian army

In St. Petersburg, a criminal case was opened under the article on “fake news” about the Russian army (clause “d”, part 2, article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) against the author of documentary films, Vsevolod Korolev. This is what the “Network Freedoms” project is about.

A search was carried out in Korolev’s house in the morning, after which the documentarian was taken to the Vyborg department of the Investigative Committee in St. Petersburg. According to Network Freedoms, the case against Korolev is related to publications on VKontakte about events in Bucha, Borodyanka and Donetsk.

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The investigation intends to demand that the suspect be placed in a pre-trial detention center. Korolev’s interests are represented by Network Freedom lawyer Maria Zyryanova.

The court sent Vladislav Korolev to a pre-trial detention center for two months. This is what “Paper” is about.

“Right now my country is sick, but sooner or later everything will get better,” the publication quotes Korolev as saying in court.

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• In early April, Korolev, because of an anti-war rally, which he did not even have time to attend, a protocol was drawn up against him under the article on violating the rules of participation in a public event (Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code). The Petrograd District Court arrested him for 10 days, but the city court overturned this decision on appeal. Korolev’s interests were represented by lawyer from OVD-Info Alexey Kalugin. detained - Article 207.3 (Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation) into the Criminal Code in March 2022 - this is how the authorities responded to anti-war protests and the dissemination of information about the war. 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.

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