The case of repeated discrediting of the army against a resident of Orsk went to court

The case against Maxim Gavrilin under the article on repeated discrediting of the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) was received by the Leninsky District Court of Orsk. Information about this is on the court's website.

appeared about the initiation of a criminal case in March. Previously, Gavrilin was found guilty under the administrative article of discrediting the army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) - then he was fined 30 thousand rubles. According to investigators, he again “discredited” the army by sending a certain “comment in the messenger chat.”

It became known As part of the investigation, an iPhone was confiscated from an Orchan resident. He was given a recognizance not to leave the place.

• Since February 24, 2022—the first day of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—residents of Russian cities have been holding anti-war protests 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. guide - 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. The maximum penalty under the article is seven years in prison. turned on