Man fined 60k for anti-war ballot post and Putin comment
A resident of Nizhnevartovsk was fined 30,000 rubles twice in one day for posting a TikTok video showing a ballot with an anti-war message and commenting on Putin in an offensive manner.
Consensus
- The man was fined 30,000 Russian rubles twice in one day.
- The fines were for publishing a video with an anti-war message on a ballot in TikTok and Instagram.
- The man made a comment about Vladimir Putin under the same post.
- The comment was described as being in an 'indecent form'.
- The man admitted guilt during court proceedings.
- The man stated he was dissatisfied with the situation in the special military operation (SVO) and believed people were dying unnecessarily.
- The man claimed he made the comment about Putin due to psychological distress.
- The court found that the video contained public discredit of the Russian army and undermined its image and authority.
- The court found that the comment about Putin constituted an insult to authority.
- The man's actions were linked to dissatisfaction with the war in Ukraine and Putin's policies.
Points of divergence
- The first fine was based on a finding of 'public discredit' and 'undermining the image and authority' of the Russian army by a staff member of the 'E' Center. — tg_astrapress
- The man's actions were described as violating laws related to 'discrediting' the Russian army and 'insulting authority'. — tg_sibrealii
- The man made the anti-war statement on a ballot on September 20 during voting. — mediazona
Coverage (3 sources)
- Two fines of 30 thousand rubles in one day received by a resident of Nizhnevartovsk for publishing a photo with an anti-war inscription... — ASTRA
- Resident of Nizhnevartovsk fined for comment on Putin and writing on ballot — Сибирь.Реалии
- Resident of Nizhnevartovsk fined twice for 30 thousand rubles for TikTok post with anti-war inscription on ballot and comments about Putin — Медиазона
Key entities
- Nizhnevartovsk
- Putin
- Mediasphere
- Residents
- Center 'E'
- Nizhnevartovsk District Court
- Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District
- Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
- Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra
- E
- Tik-Toke