In Kirov, a criminal case about “fake news” about the Russian army was brought to court

On December 9, the Pervomaisky Court of Kirov received a criminal case regarding “fakes” about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) against Nikita Fomin. Information about this is on the court's website.

appeared Fomins are charged with two charges under the article on “fakes”. A hearing date for the case has not yet been set. Other details of the case are not yet known.

• 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 - 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