A pensioner and supporter of “USSR citizens” from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic was sentenced to four years and six months in a general regime colony. This was reported by the press service of the investigative department of the Investigative Committee for the region.
The woman was also sentenced to one year and two months of restriction of freedom. She was found guilty under the article on participation in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code), as well as inducement and recruitment to this (Part 1.1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).
According to the investigation, the pensioner, “knowing for certain” about the recognition of the “Union of Slavic Forces of Rus'” as an extremist organization and identifying herself as a citizen of the “USSR”, did not recognize the existence of the Russian Federation and the legislation in force on its territory, and also agitated local residents “to join an illegal criminal community for the purpose of obstructing the activities of government agencies.”
The detention of a 60-year-old resident of Karachay-Cherkessia on suspicion of involvement with “citizens of the USSR” became known in April. in Cherkessk . were detained In September , several more followers of the movement
- “Citizens of the USSR” is 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 have been recognized as extremist organizations.