A criminal case was opened against a resident of Norilsk for “discrediting” the army; he was already arrested for writing “Fuck war” on his car

A criminal case was opened against a 28-year-old resident of Norilsk for “discrediting” the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine. This was reported by the departments of the Investigative Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

The case was opened due to posts and a collage that the Siberian posted on social networks on September 4, 2022 and February 20, 2023 (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). Their contents are not given. After his arrest, he was released on his own recognizance.

Last June, a Norilsk resident was stopped by police while he was on vacation in Volgograd, and a report was drawn up against him under the administrative article of “discredit” because of a sticker on the rear window of his car (20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). As a result, the man was given a day of arrest.

OVD-Info discovered the court decision in Volgograd that was supposedly in question. It was issued against delivery driver Vladislav Nikolaev, whose VAZ-2101 car had a sticker in the form of a peace sign with the inscription “Fuck war.”

Then Nikolaev did not admit his guilt and explained to the court that he was protesting against all wars in the world. The Norilsk resident, according to him, had no intention of “discrediting” the Russian army. Because of the obscene inscription, the police also drew up a report against him under the article on “petty hooliganism” (20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), but the judge combined both administrative cases into one and ordered Nikolaev only an arrest.