Moscow Man Fined for Anti-Putin Image on Facebook
A Moscow resident, Sergey Skvortsov, was fined by the Zelenograd District Court for sharing a Facebook image with a critical slogan about Putin, which referenced Rosgvardia and state media. He was also found guilty in two additional cases related to discrediting the military and displaying prohibited symbols.
Consensus
- Sergey Skvortsov, a Moscow resident, was fined by the Zelenograd District Court.
- The fine was for sharing an image on Facebook containing the phrase 'Against smart people Putin has Rosgvardia, against fools — television'.
- The court found him guilty under Article 20.1, part 3 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses for spreading information expressing clear disrespect to society and the state.
- The image included a photo of a man being detained with a sign reading 'Putin is a liar, thief, and scoundrel' and a clip from a Vladimir Solovyov TV program.
- Skvortsov was also found guilty in two other cases: one for discrediting the military (Article 20.3.3, part 1) and one for displaying prohibited symbols (Article 20.3, part 1).
- The prohibited symbols case was linked to posts containing the slogan 'Slava Ukraini!' and anti-war messages.
- Skvortsov did not attend the court hearings.
- Skvortsov is believed to have lived abroad in recent years, specifically in the United States.
Points of divergence
- The exact amount of the fine is unknown. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The image was posted on June 24, 2024, and the case was registered in court on August 5. — mediazona
- The image included a photo from a Solovyov program titled 'Voskresnyy vecher s fio'. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The Solovyov program referenced is 'Voskresnyy vecher с fio'. — mediazona
- Skvortsov was allegedly living abroad, but the source does not specify the country. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Skvortsov's Facebook page states he lives in the United States. — mediazona
Coverage (2 sources)
- Moscow resident fined for image with phrase 'Against smart people Putin has Rosgvardiya, against fools - television' — SOTAvision
- Moscow resident fined for Facebook image with phrase 'Against smart people there is Rosgvardiya, against fools — television' — Медиазона
Key entities
- Vladimir Putin
- Skvortsov
- Moscow
- Rosguard
- Mediasphere
- Moskvich
- Zelenogradsky District Court
- Zelenogradsky Court
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