The court fined an art teacher from Petrozavodsk 600 thousand rubles

The 2nd Western District Military Court fined Irina Bystrova, the head of an art studio from Petrozavodsk, 600 thousand rubles under articles about justifying terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) and disseminating “fake news” about the Russian army (Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). The telegram channel From Karelia with freedom is about this.

reported The woman was fined in installments for five years. The trial took place behind closed doors.

To Bystrova with a search in March. During it, an ambulance came to the woman - the artist’s blood pressure had risen. The search lasted five hours, after which the woman was taken for questioning. Her disabled mother remained in the apartment, having recently recovered from coronavirus, suffered a stroke and was unable to move independently. She also needed medical help.

In June, the court came to Bystrov for a psychiatric examination.

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

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Article 280.3 (Public actions aimed at discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation) was included in 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 does not come from official Russian sources. The maximum penalty under the article is five years in prison.