Cheboksary: a criminal case regarding the publication of a xenophobic video on a social network has been brought to court
In August 2017, in the city of Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code against a 23-year-old local resident, suspected of posting a xenophobic video on the VKontakte social network. In October 2017, the case was referred to the court for consideration on the merits. In August 2017, in the city of Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting a national hate).