A supporter of “Citizens of the USSR”, arrested in the case of discrediting the army, is charged with another episode

Supporter of “Citizens of the USSR” Marina Melikhova, who was arrested as part of a criminal case for repeated discrediting of the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code), was charged with another episode. Melikhova herself reported this during a call from the pre-trial detention center. Recording of her story on August 22 telegram channel “United Trade Union of Oppositionists”.

published “Literally yesterday Serebryakov (investigator -) presented me with the second, as they called it, episode, to which I have absolutely nothing to do. This is a publication on Mikhail Nazarenko’s telegram channel, some video was published on January 3, 2023, it’s called “The occupiers’ base was blown up in Tokmak,” says Melikhova.

OVD-Info According to the prisoner, for a reason unknown to her, social activist Mikhail Nazarenko named his Telegram channel after her, and now the investigation believes that Melikhova is the author of the post. On the Nazarenko channel there is indeed a date from January 3, dedicated to the explosion in the Ukrainian Tokmak. Melikhova's name was mentioned on the channel from December 2022 to February 2023.

post and video Melikhova said that her friend from Krasnodar, Nina Belyakova, became a witness for the prosecution. The activist believes that Belyakova gave false testimony against her, calling Melikhova the author of the publication about Tokmak.

Marina Melikhova became known on June 21, two days later she was in a pre-trial detention center in the case of re-discrediting the army. The supporter of “Citizens of the USSR” was then charged with two publications on VKontakte: a video with the title “Shock! There is not a single official in Ukraine regarding the Northern Military District. published document of the Russian Federation,” as well as a post with the text “The Slavs do not want war!”

detained earlier , she spoke about the difficult conditions in the pre-trial detention center-2 of Armavir, the very hot temperature in the solitary confinement cell and the lack of windows in the room. In her last call, she said that conditions had now improved and she had been transferred to a general cell.

In 2022, Melikhova received at least three protocols under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) due to statements against the war on the YouTube channel. In two cases, the Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar awarded the woman 30 thousand rubles each, the decisions entered into legal force.

amounted to two fines Marina Melikhova can be supported by writing her a letter: 352 909, Krasnodar region, Armavir, st. Pugacheva, 32, FKU SIZO-2 GUFSIN of Russia in the Krasnodar Territory, Marina Borisovna Melikhova, born in 1971.

• A year ago, Melikhova was released from a colony settlement: she was serving a sentence in a case of public calls for extremism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code). A criminal case was opened because of a video on VKontakte entitled “May 9, 2020 may be the end of the Putin regime!” Melikhova, who at that time headed the “Council of Citizens of the USSR of the Kuban District of Krasnodar,” was sentenced to 3.5 years in a penal settlement. After this, the Krasnodar “Council of Citizens of the USSR” became an extremist organization. came out sentenced recognized - Article 280.3 to the Criminal Code in March 2022 - in this way the government responded to anti-war speeches and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that did not come from official Russian sources. On March 14, 2023, the State Duma introduced amendments that increased the maximum penalty under this article: since then it has been seven years in prison. Currently, more than 600 people are involved in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. included accepted infographics - “Citizens of the USSR” - a movement uniting fighters for the restoration of the rights of citizens of the USSR. Followers of the organization believe that the Union continues to exist, and the Russian Federation is a “trading company.” Some of the participants in “Citizens of the USSR” refuse any ties with Russia as a state, for example, they do not sign any documents and notify local authorities of the need to vacate their posts. Supporters of “Citizens of the USSR” face various forms of pressure from the authorities, and some of their communities face extremist organizations. recognized