The Simferopol court received a criminal case of discrediting the army against a local resident

On August 24, the Kiev District Court of Simferopol received a criminal case about repeated discrediting of the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) against Crimean citizen Dmitry Kozli. Information about this is on the court's website.

published It is unknown what exactly the man is charged with. A criminal case was opened at the end of July. At the same time, Crimean Z-activist Alexander Talipov Kozlyu.

It became known that he wrote on his Telegram channel that Kozlya was sent to a pre-trial detention center for two months. Before that, he videoed a search in the man’s house and his arrest. published taken into custody A criminal case under Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code can be opened against those who have been prosecuted at least once under a similar administrative article on discrediting the Russian military (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) during the year. The decision on the fine came into force on June 11 of the same year - more than a year ago. It is possible that the criminal case was opened earlier than July 27; or Kozlya was also brought to administrative responsibility later.

Research Center "Sova" that in May 2022, Dmitry Kozlya was fined 45 thousand rubles under an administrative article about discrediting the army. Then he commented on Facebook about the Russian military. discovered imputed - 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