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The person involved in the “fake” case was arrested in absentia
On April 24, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested Maria Kartasheva in absentia, accused in the case of “fakes” about the army (clause “d”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). Case file on the court’s website, the name of the defendant in “Mediazone” from the court’s press service.
it has become known. Other details of the criminal case are still unknown.
Kartashev is on the wanted list of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Mediazona drew attention to this.
20:53 Heading changed. Information has been clarified that the court arrested the defendant in absentia.
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 500 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our.
infographic - Article 207.3 (Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation) in 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.