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In St. Petersburg, a fine was imposed on a Ukrainian who wrote “Glory to Ukraine!” on the facade of a house.
In St. Petersburg, the magistrate of court district No. 147 of the Pushkinsky district fined Ukrainian citizen Yegor Kazants 30 thousand rubles for painting the inscription “Glory to Ukraine!” on the facade of the house. “North.Realities” is about this.
Kazan was found guilty under the article of vandalism motivated by political hatred (Part 2 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code). Due to the absence of aggravating circumstances, he was given a fine - a more lenient punishment than provided for in this part of the article. Kazanets compensated material damage in the amount of 1,800 rubles to the owner of the building on which he left the inscription, and also repented of his crime. The young man was released from custody in the courtroom. The time that Kazanets spent in the pre-trial detention center was counted towards the fine, his lawyer Alexander Voronin told OVD-Info. Thus, his client was released from having to pay this amount.
A criminal case was opened against Kazantets in May, at which time he was in pre-trial detention.
sent According to investigators, on May 10, a young man, being drunk, wrote “Glory to Ukraine!” in golden paint. on the facade of a house on Izborskaya Street, 1. The court found that this slogan was used “as a greeting by nationalist military formations in Ukraine conducting military operations against the Soviet army in 1917–1920.” - 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 340 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, 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.