Kaluzhanin was convicted of terrorism due to a report about the bombing of cars with Z symbols

On December 19, 2022, the 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced Kaluga resident Pavel Zholtikov to a fine of 240 thousand rubles, finding him guilty under the article on calls for terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). This was announced on March 17, 2023 by the telegram channel “No to Extremism!”, affiliated with the security forces, the case card is on the court website.

reported available The reason for the persecution of Zholtikov was a photograph of a KamAZ truck with the letter Z on the side posted in a telegram channel, accompanied by the comment “Rusnia is going to mincemeat,” as well as a call to blow up military vehicles with Z symbols, published in a telegram chat in April 2022. FSB officers saw in these statements calls for causing damage to “an unspecified category of persons in order to counter a special military operation.”

The verdict came into force.

• Since February 24, 2022—the first day of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—residents of Russian cities have been holding 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 450 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. guide