06 October 2023, 19:25
Pensioner from Adygea fined for his comments on social networks
In Adygea, a court recognized comments posted on social networks by disabled person Vladimir Karmanov as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and obliged him to pay a fine.
The Maikop City Court found unemployed local resident Vladimir Karmanov guilty of “discrediting” the Russian Armed Forces, the “Kavkaz.Realii”* reported.
Vladimir Karmanov admitted his guilt and declared repentance, noting that he posted on the “VKontakte” and “Facebook”* social networks his pacifist comments with a “negative assessment of the actions of the Russian army” because he was “trying to attract more audience.”
The court considered repentance a mitigating circumstance and sentenced Vladimir Karmanov to a fine of 30,000 roubles.
The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that in the Maikop District, a court fined local resident Nadezhda Dedkova, finding her guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
*Included by the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) into the register of foreign agents.
**On March 21, 2022, the Tverskoi Court of Moscow banned the activities in Russia of the Meta Company, owning the Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, in connection with extremist activities.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 5, 2023 at 10:15 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Source: Caucasian Knot
