A court in Belgorod sentenced a local resident to two years of restriction of freedom due to anti-war inscriptions

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Belgorod imposed two years of restriction of freedom on local resident Vasily Devyatov because of anti-war signs at a public transport stop. Mediazona talks about this with reference to the defendant’s defense lawyer Ruslan Lapshin.

reports Devyatov was sentenced on October 27 under the article of vandalism committed under (Part 2 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code).

motivated by hatred On February 25, two citizens detained a Belgorod resident when they saw that he had painted several anti-war inscriptions with spray paint at the Vodstroy public transport stop. According to Fonar.TV, in one of the inscriptions he accused Russia of fascism. The young man was knocked to the ground and held until the police arrived. The next day it became known that a criminal case had been opened for vandalism (Part 2 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code).

data - 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 330 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in . our guide