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A Kemerovo resident was fined for a video leaflet about contract service.

45-year-old resident Kemerovo was held accountable under the article on "discrediting" the army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The reason was a video on his channel in which a man tore down an information leaflet about the procedure for concluding a military service contract. This was reported on the Ministry of Internal Affairs channel Kuzbass in the MAX messenger.  

Accusations of discrediting the army

The police said that he accompanied his actions "comments discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation." As NeMoskva found out, the speech is coming about the activist, former coordinator Open Russia organization Dmitry UlitinThe video itself is posted on Telegram in July of this year.

"The city of Kemerovo. They're posting notices on the entryways of buildings: contract work until age 65 for 12 months... First, they want to rob us, create unbearable conditions so people don't understand what's going on, and then use our own money to kill their brothers." — Dmitry Ulitin comments on the video. 

The court imposed a fine of 30 rubles.

The court found the man guilty and fined him 30 rubles.

freedom of speechKemerovo region