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A case of “fake news” was opened against a human rights activist due to a comment on VKontakte about Bucha and Irpen
A criminal case for the dissemination of “fake news” based on political hostility (clause “e” of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) was opened against human rights activist from Cherepovets Gregory Marcus Severin Winter (former name - Grigory Winter) because of his comment about the actions of the Russian army in and . This is what SOTA is about.
Buche Irpene reports April 4 Winter left a comment in the group “LGBT Rainbow. Love Wins! on VKontakte under a post about US President John Biden’s call to try for war crimes in Bucha, it follows from the case materials.
“Your heart breaks when you look at photos and videos from Bucha and Irpen. The Russian occupiers raped children, and killed the raped women and left them right on the road, and tried to burn the corpses,” human rights activist.
wrote The case against Winter was opened on August 24, it became known. On September 13, the court satisfied the human rights activist’s claim for violation of conditions of detention in the pre-trial detention center. The man complained about the lack of heating in the cell and problems with food.
Refused on September 3. The criminal case about “fakes” about the army is not the first that has been opened against Winter. In 2020, he was searched in connection with the case of spreading fake news about coronavirus (Article 207.1 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, he wrote on VKontakte that prisoners from the Cherepovets pre-trial detention center with signs of coronavirus were transferred to the colony on a transit train that was traveling from St. Petersburg.
came After the search, another case was opened against the activist - about insulting a government official (Article 319 of the Criminal Code): Winter was accused of uttering “gross obscene language” at the Investigative Committee and FSB officers conducting the search.
The man was also prosecuted under the article of contempt of court, as follows from the website of the Cherepovets City Court. He was charged with insulting a judge (Part 2 of Article 297 of the Criminal Code) and participants in the trial (Part 1 of Article 297 of the Criminal Code). The court's website states that the case was transferred to jurisdiction; It is unknown how the proceedings ended.
information Added information about the circumstances of the “fake” case against Winter. - Since February 24, the first day of the “special operation” in Ukraine, residents of Russian cities have been going out to anti-war protests every day and talking about the tragedy online. Anti-war speeches and statements become grounds for criminal prosecution. At the moment, more than 230 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.