A criminal case has been initiated in St. Petersburg under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
In St. Petersburg, a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of national hatred or enmity) in relation to a 2nd year student of the St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University Sergey Orlov (born 1990), who posted nationalist leaflets. On March 29, 2009, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, Orlov posted stickers with racist and nationalist slogans in a subway car. He was detained by a police officer at the Udelnaya metro station.