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In Karelia, a case was opened against a 77-year-old woman for discrediting the army because of anti-war leaflets
In Petrozavodsk, a criminal case was opened against 77-year-old local resident Tatyana Savinkina under the article on discrediting the Russian Army (Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) because of anti-war leaflets. The telegram channel “Caution, news” is about this.
reports A criminal case was opened because of anti-war leaflets that Savinkina allegedly posted in the entrance on July 31.
Savinkina was fined at least four times because of her anti-war position: three times under the article on discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) and once under the article on petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code).
For the first time, the reason for the fine under the article on discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation in the amount of 30 thousand rubles was the denunciation of the chairman of the HOA - she complained to the police about the leaflets “Putin, get out of Ukraine” that Savinkina had in the entrance.
hung Savinkina for the second time under the article of discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation for 15 thousand rubles due to the fact that she wrote words about the war in Ukraine at a bus stop. The report was drawn up after a ninth-grader reported on her.
Savinkina was fined for the third time under the article of petty hooliganism for one thousand rubles due to the fact that she allegedly stuck protest leaflets to a garbage container.
fined For the fourth time, Savinkina was fined 15 thousand rubles under the article on discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation due to the fact that she allegedly posted leaflets on the bulletin board in the entrance with “insulting the president.”
Before retirement, Savinkina worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After resigning from the post of head of the investigation department, she became involved in social activities. She supported the local branches of “Memorial” and “Yabloko”, participated in the rehabilitation of those repressed under the USSR, worked as an assistant to a deputy of the Legislative Assembly, as reported by “Caution, News”.
- Article 280.3 was added to the Criminal Code in March 2022 - in this way the government responded to anti-war speeches and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that did not come from official Russian sources. The maximum penalty under the article is five 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 240 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our.