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Barnaul: A teenager was fined under an article on the "discredit" of the army
In Barnaul, a 17-year-old college student was fined under an article on the "discredit" of the army for a commentary in the VKontakte social network group. This was announced by the public Barnaul 22.
A student named Ivan is studying at a college at the Altai State University for a lawyer. On November 7, he left on social networks a comment that "everyone would defend his homeland."
On November 9, police officers came home home, but did not find and handed over the agenda about the turnout to the police department. According to the student, he was scared and immediately blocked his page on VKontakte to hide the comments. And also began to study the rules of conduct during interrogation.
The court appointed him a fine of 30 thousand rubles. According to the student, he was also hinted that he would be brought to a criminal case upon reaching the age of 18, if in the future he writes something like that. He added that now the police are studying his environment.
- On March 4, Vladimir Putin signed the Law on Fakes and Discrediting the Russian Army. According to amendments to the Administrative Code, for the “discrediting of the use of the Armed Forces”, citizens are considered a fine of 30 to 50 thousand rubles for “discrediting the use of the Armed Forces”. Amendments also imply criminal liability for "the dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in order to protect the interests of Russia and its citizens, maintain peace and security."