A court found a Krasnodar animal rights activist guilty of "discrediting the army." He was reported by a man who had previously beaten him. 

To the public inspector for the treatment of animals Denis Dzhalaganiya  filed a denunciation with the FSB following an incident that occurred at the end of July on the grounds of the Bereginya stray animal shelter in the city Tikhoretsk. 

According to Jalagania, he came to investigate complaints about the conditions of dogs at the shelter. A security guard refused to let him into the premises, and a little later, three relatives and friends of the shelter owner arrived.

"Seeing that the forces were unequal and the three were armed with sticks, I retreated and tried to hide from them, but they ran after me. They knocked me down and started beating me, hitting me on the head, on the back, on the arms and legs, on the chest... I believe it was a miracle they didn't kill me."- рассказал animal rights activist. 

The next day, Dzhalaganiya was summoned to the FSB headquarters, where he was questioned about “discrediting the army,” since one of the men who beat him had written a denunciation of the activist.

The criminal case regarding the beating of Dzhalaganiya was dismissed.

October 12, Tikhoretsky District Court recognized The activist's pacifist statements in an animal rights group chat were "discredited." The punishment has not yet been announced, but under the charges against him, the court could impose an administrative fine of 30,000 to 50,000 rubles.