The Dzerzhinsky District Court of Perm fined ex-deputy Konstantin Okunev 20,000 rubles because of posts on VKontakte. The fine is reported on the website of the court; attention to this was drawn by the Information and Analytical Center "Sova".

Okunev was found guilty under the article on inciting hatred or enmity (part 1 of article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The protocol for it was drawn up in December 2022, and the court made a decision on March 16.

The reason for the persecution was the publications on VKontakte with the headings "LIE LIKE, BREATHE", "PUTINISM'S NUCLEAR ELECTORATE" and "SPECIAL OPERATION IS GOING AS PLAN". Specialists who carried out linguistic expertise found in these publications a "negative assessment" of those "who support the political course of the President of Russia V. V. Putin."

In November, the court fined the politician 150 thousand rubles because of a post with a negative assessment of the president's personal qualities. against him In May, four protocols were drawn up due to publications on social networks. On May 1, the Dzerzhinsky Court published a press release that, according to one of the protocols, Okunev was fined 31,000 rubles. The website of the court states that it was also about a post criticizing Vladimir Putin.

A court in Perm fined an ex-deputy due to publications about Putin and the war