A resident of Adygea was arrested on charges of extremist activity and spreading “fake news”

In Adygea, a local resident was arrested in connection with charges of disseminating fake news about the Russian army (clause “d”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) and participation in the activities of an extremist organization (part 2 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). The Kavkaz.Realii publication paid attention to the vessels in this case.

The resolution addressed the name of the defendant is unknown, but in June 2022, the PMC Media telegram channel, associated with Russian security forces, announced the detention of Adygea resident Victoria Goncharova (Kuts) under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code. She allegedly participated in the activities of the Right Sector, which is recognized as an extremist organization in Russia.

wrote From the decision of the Supreme Court of Adygea dated April 6, it follows that earlier the Maikop District Court extended the woman’s detention in a pre-trial detention center for six months. The Supreme Court considered an appeal against this decision and upheld it. The document also states that the preliminary investigation in this case has already been completed.

According to the website of the Maykop District Court, we are indeed talking about Victoria Goncharova.

April 15 data - Since February 24, 2022 - the first day of the full-scale invasion of 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 500 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 - this is how 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. included - “Right Sector” - an association of Ukrainian nationalist organizations that participated in the Kiev Maidan of 2013–2014. The Supreme Court of Russia in November 2014 recognized the Right Sector as an extremist organization and banned its activities in the country.