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An infectious disease doctor from Sochi was fined three million rubles under the article on “fake news” about the Russian army.
The Central District Court of Sochi imposed a fine of three million rubles on an infectious disease doctor under the article on “fakes” about the Russian army (Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). This is what “Network Freedoms” is about.
During the debate, the state prosecutor asked to deprive the defendant of his freedom for six years. A criminal case was opened against a city resident due to comments on Facebook about the losses of the Russian army, as well as about the formation of Chechen military personnel. The messages were published in March.
“Network Freedoms” does not report the name of the person involved in the case, however, according to the court’s website, we are talking about Evgeniy Zolotov.
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The information was confirmed that the name of the person involved in the case is Evgeniy Zolotov - this became known to SOCHI1.RU, whose employees are with the defendant’s lawyer Sergei Kostyuk.
On August 25 we talked : 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 200 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. guide - Article 207.3 to the Criminal Code in March 2022 - this is how the authorities responded to anti-war protests and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that did not come from official Russian sources. The maximum penalty under this article is 15 years in prison.