A musician from Tomsk accused in a case of discrediting the army has had her ban on certain actions extended

The Sovetsky District Court of Tomsk chose a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions of musician Anna Chagina. She is accused in the case of repeated discrediting of the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). Her friend Igor Novikov reported this to OVD-Info.

Until January 22, 2023, Chagina is prohibited from using mail and the Internet, leaving home from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., and attending public events.

Security forces searched Chagina’s home on November 30, after which she was detained and charged. The reason for the criminal case was the entries and comments on the woman’s page on VKontakte, published between May 4 and June 12.

came A case under Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code can be brought against those who have at least once been brought to justice under the administrative article on discrediting (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). After being detained at an anti-war rally on March 6, Chagina was found guilty under this administrative article.

On January 18, the Sovetsky District Court of Tomsk extended the ban on certain actions for Anna Chagina until February 23. This was announced by her lawyer Konstantin Mukhametkaliev.

January 20, 09:55 Sovetsky District Court of Tomsk extended Anna Chagina’s ban on certain actions until September 2 (for six months from the date the case was submitted to the court). This was reported by her lawyer from OVD-Info, Konstantin Mukhametkaliev.

March 15 The title has been changed due to the emergence of new information. - 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 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 280.3 into 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. turned on