A resident of the Irkutsk region, Grigory Imeev from Shalekhovo
A resident of the Irkutsk region, Grigory Imeev from Shalekhovo, was fined 40,000 rubles via a protocol on 'discrediting' the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for an Instagram post about a parade of widows of the Special Military Operation from Khabarovsk, according to 'Mediazona'.
Consensus
- Grigory Imeev, a resident of Shелеhov in Irkutsk Oblast, was fined 40,000 Russian rubles.
- The fine was imposed for a post on Instagram related to a parade of widows and mothers of deceased soldiers from the war in Ukraine.
- The post included photographs from a parade in Chita on May 9.
- The court ruled the post contained an 'offensive' or 'insulting' caption.
- Imeev stated he shared the photos due to emotional distress on May 9.
- Imeev later published a post with apologies.
- Imeev has two brothers who were deployed to the war in Ukraine; one of them is missing in action.
- Imeev refused to publicly express his opinion on the war in Ukraine.
Points of divergence
- The post was described as containing a 'defamatory' caption, and the case was based on a protocol for 'discrediting the army'. — tg_astrapress
- The post was removed after a call from friends, and the case was noticed by the Irkutsk regional office for combating extremism. — mediazona
Coverage (2 sources)
- Fine for a post about the parade of widows of the 'SVO' from Chita received a resident of Irkutsk region — ASTRA
- Resident of Irkutsk region fined for post about parade of wives and mothers of fallen soldiers; his brothers went to war, one of them 'missing' — Медиазона