A resident of Krasnogorsk, who lit a cigarette from the Eternal Flame, was sentenced to a suspended sentence

Krasnogorsk resident Vadim Kotov, who lit a cigarette from the Eternal Flame, was sentenced to two years probation under the article on insulting symbols of military glory on the Internet (Part 4 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the Moscow City News Agency with reference to a representative of the Investigative Committee.

The Moscow Regional Court announced the verdict on December 29.

“ On November 19, 2021, a man, while at his place of work in a construction center, holding preconceived beliefs and distorted views on the events of World War II, posted a video on the Internet in which he lights a cigarette from the Eternal Flame,” the Moscow Agency recounted » words of the representative of the Investigative Committee. At the same time, as the department previously did, the video was filmed back in 2011.

reported - After the start of the war with Ukraine, the number of cases under the article on the rehabilitation of Nazism (Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code) increased sharply - presumably, the security forces are using this article to put pressure on those who could potentially oppose the “special operation” in Ukraine and its “denazification.” According to the SOVA Information and Analytical Center, many cases under Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code are initiated unlawfully and should be qualified under other articles of the Criminal Code or resolved within the framework of civil rather than criminal proceedings. opinion