"Why? Because." An Ulyanovsk journalist was fined for mentioning Navalny's name in his personal Telegram channel.
“The Leninsky District Magistrate’s Court has just found me guilty of violating Part 2 of Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offences (abuse of freedom of the mass media) and has imposed a fine in the amount of 2000 rubles for mentioning Navalny’s* name (*who is associated with a number of organizations banned in Russia) in two Telegram posts without indicating that he is associated with a number of organizations banned in Russia,” сsummarized in the Telegram channel "Simbirsk Shugozhor" journalist Vitaly Akhmerov.
In both posts said on the authorities' responses to notifications about holding a memorial event following the death of Alexei Navalny.
According to the journalist, it was proven in court that his actions did not constitute an offense, nor did there even exist an event of an offense, “because [this article] punishes for mentioning banned organizations, not individuals, especially deceased ones, and I did not mention banned organizations.”
The court requested information from Roskomnadzor regarding the journalist's status as a media outlet founder and received a negative response. The court also included numerous screenshots from pro-government Telegram channels and the websites of RIA Novosti, TASS, and Interfax, which mentioned Navalny's name without any identification.
"And yet the court ruled that I was guilty. Why? Because," the journalist concluded.
He will appeal the court's decision.