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The administrator of an anti-war telegram channel was detained in Karelia
In Karelia, the administrator of the anti-war telegram channel Sergei Drugov was detained when he tried to leave Petrozavodsk. This is what “7×7” is about.
reports Earlier, a criminal case was opened against the man for disseminating “fake stories” about the Russian army (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) and desecration of symbols of Russia’s military glory (Part 4 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code). On September 17, Drugov was searched in connection with this case, activist Sasha Starost told OVD-Info. That day he was released after he signed an undertaking to appear for interrogation.
Under the article about “fake news,” the man is charged with reposting a recording of the “Feminist Anti-War Resistance” with the words about “besieged Mariupol.” The investigation allegedly considered a photograph of an anti-war slogan with the letter Z in the form of a swastika to be desecration of symbols of military glory.
Together with Drugov, an acquaintance of his was detained, but she was already released. She is a witness in the case.
Sergei Drugov was fined 1,500 rubles under the article on demonstrating Nazi symbols (Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) for publishing an image of two crossed Z symbols in his Telegram channel. This is what the “Network Freedoms” project is about.
20:50 reports The young man is now free. As the project clarified in response to a question from OVD-Info, he is now at large and at the moment there is no confirmed information about any criminal cases against Drugov.
The news headline has been changed because new information has emerged about the reasons for the arrest. - 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 240 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. guide - After the start of the war in Ukraine, the Russian authorities began to react sharply to protest sentiments. The list of articles under which those who disagree with the “special operation” are prosecuted is quite wide. Those involved in “anti-war cases” are often charged with hooliganism, vandalism, rehabilitation of Nazism, use of violence against government officials and other violations. A significant element of pressure was also the articles introduced into the Criminal Code after the outbreak of hostilities - dissemination about the Russian army and armed forces.