Kurgan Man Fined for Listening to Banned Song via VPN
A protocol was issued against a 19-year-old resident of Kurgan for the article on the search for extremist materials and obtaining access to them.
Consensus
- A 19-year-old resident of Kurgan was issued an administrative protocol.
- The protocol was issued under Article 13.53 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (KоАП) of the Russian Federation.
- The man searched for and listened to a song that is classified as extremist and banned in Russia.
- He used a program providing access to restricted information resources, likely a VPN service.
- The case was uncovered during operational-search activities by the Center for Countering Extremism (Tsentr E) of the regional MVD.
- The penalty for this offense is a fine ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 rubles.
- Article 13.53 came into effect on September 1, 2125.
- This is the sixth known case of this article being applied in Russia.
Points of divergence
- The article was activated on September 1, 2024. — novaya_eu
- The case was reported on August 14, and the man was detained the day before. — fontanka
- The name of the song is not disclosed by the MVD. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The offense was committed with the use of a special program providing access to restricted resources. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The man's case is similar to a previous one involving a 20-year-old from Kamensk-Uralsky, where the man accidentally opened materials about banned organizations and the information was passed to authorities by a mobile operator. — tg_chertamedia
- The previous case under this article was reported in June in Chechnya. — mediazona
Coverage (7 sources)
- Protocol composed for 19-year-old Kurgan resident for listening to "extremist" song — Новая газета Европа
- Kurgan resident listened to banned song via VPN and received extremist protocol — Фонтанка
- On a 19-year-old man from Kurgan, a case was opened for searching an extremist song — РИАМО
- In Kurgan, an administrative protocol was drawn up against a 19-year-old local resident under the article on 'searching for knowingly extremist materials' — Радио Свобода
- Residents of Kurgan have been charged for listening to an 'extremist song' via VPN — The Moscow Times
- Protocol issued to 19-year-old Kurgan resident for listening to a song online. According to police, young man... — Черта
- Protocol issued to 19-year-old Kurgan resident for searching and listening to 'extremist' music — Медиазона