A criminal case was opened against a businessman from Kazan who spoke in a voice chat about hatred of “Rusna”.

A criminal case was opened against Kazan businessman Ruslan Bayazitov for inciting hatred because of his words about Russians and the war with Ukraine, uttered in a voice chat. The channel “No to Extremism”, affiliated with the security forces, talks about this.

reports Bayazitov is accused of making statements in a voice chat. Video of a chat conversation by director of the Safe Internet League Ekaterina Mizulina. According to her, it was she who wrote the denunciation to the Investigative Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

published The man in the video says that he “hates Russians.” When asked what “Rusnya” are, he replies that they are “chauvinists who hate everyone around them, are ready to kill simply because they don’t like someone around them.” Subsequently, he repeats several times that he himself “would gladly” kill “those who are for the Northern Military District.” The girl, whose name is Yulia, argues with a chat participant, calls herself a supporter of the SVO and, apparently, it is she who records the video.

Bayazitov confirmed that the video was his voice saying “No to extremism,” but added that the conversation was intended only for chat participants and was not public.

The case was opened under the article on inciting hatred with the threat of violence (clause “a” of Part 2 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code), which implies up to six years in prison.

Previously, Bayazitov was arrested for 14 days under the article on displaying prohibited symbols (Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) and fined 30 thousand under the article on discrediting the army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). “No to extremism” is also about this. The reason for the fine was where he says: “I want Putin to be hanged so that Russia loses the war.” There is no information about what specific symbols led to the arrest. Now the entrepreneur is serving his sentence in a special detention center.

wrote a video In 2021, according to Business Online, they tried to bring Bayazitov to administrative responsibility in the case of participation in a rally in support of Alexei Navalny, but the court dismissed the case.

This entrepreneur is the founder of MELT LLC, a company operating in the market of computer equipment and Internet communications. He also owns other companies or shares in them: Energozashchita LLC, Elkey LLC, Salvador LLC.

• After the start of the war in Ukraine, the Russian authorities began to react sharply to protest sentiments. The list of articles under which those who oppose the war are prosecuted is quite wide. Those involved in “anti-war cases” are often charged with hooliganism, vandalism, violence against government officials, and other violations. A significant element of pressure was also the articles introduced into the Criminal Code after the outbreak of hostilities - dissemination about the Russian army and armed forces. "fake" discredit