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In Kazan, at the exit from the house, security forces detained a suspect in a case of discrediting the army
In Kazan, at the exit from her house, security forces detained local activist Zulfiya Sitdikova, who is a suspect in the case of repeated discrediting of the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). The telegram channel “Respublikasy” is about this.
reports The police refuse to give Sitdikova the reason for her detention, but they said that they were going to take her to the Yapeev police station.
About the case against the activist on July 18, when they came to search her house. On the same day, she was taken for interrogation, from which she was released as a suspect. A search of Sitdikova and other activists under the same article in May; in early July, the Supreme Court of Tatarstan ruled it illegal.
it became known passed recognized on July 22, 2022 by the Novo-Savinovsky District Court of Kazan to Sitdikova for 40 thousand rubles under the administrative article on discrediting the army (part 1 of article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) due to the fact that she came in a jacket with the inscription “No war" for Gazmanov's concert.
fined Law enforcement officers drew up a report against Sitdikova under the “arrest” article on organizing a mass event (Part 2 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code) and left her overnight in the department. What exactly was the reason for drawing up the protocol is not yet known, “Republics”.
23:49 reports - 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 650 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. infographic - Article 280.3 (Public actions aimed at discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation) into 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 does not come from official Russian sources. On March 14, 2023, the State Duma amended the maximum penalty under this article, since then it has been seven years in prison.