The blogger’s case regarding an article about “fake news” about the Russian army was submitted to the court of the Krasnodar Territory

The case of blogger and journalist of SovInformBuro Alexander Nozdrinov, accused of spreading “fake news” about the Russian army (Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code), was received by the Novokubansky District Court of the Krasnodar Territory. This is in the case file on the court website.

The case was reported to the court on November 24, the date of the first trial has not yet been set.

Alexander Nozdrinov runs channels on Telegram and YouTube called “Sanya Novokubansk”. In them he criticizes the actions of the security forces. On March 26, Nozdrinov and two other residents of the Krasnodar Territory were searched due to publications in the blogger’s Telegram channel. Later he was put on trial in a pre-trial detention center. The man’s lawyer, Olesya Panyuzheva, said that during the arrest, the police used physical force against him, although he did not offer resistance.

held placed applied The court does not allow Nozdrinov’s wife and defenders to attend the hearings, “Caucasian Knot”.

May 26, 2023 reports Two of the journalist’s three public defenders (including Nozdrinov’s wife Ekaterina) were removed from the process, and Ekaterina is not allowed to attend meetings at all. In addition, the judge refuses to postpone the hearings, despite requests from the man’s lawyers, who must be present on the dates assigned for the consideration of the case at other trials.

• 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 350 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 (Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation) into the Criminal Code in March 2022 - in this way the authorities responded to anti-war speeches and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that does not come from official Russian sources. The maximum penalty under this article is 15 years in prison. turned on