Belgorod man fined 30K for calling Putin 'bald bastard'
A Belgorod resident was fined 30,000 rubles for comments about Vladimir Putin and Russian military personnel in a Telegram chat, according to 'Pepel'.
Consensus
- A 47-year-old man from Belgorод was fined 30,000 Russian rubles.
- The fine was for comments made in a Telegram chat.
- The comments included insults directed at Vladimir Putin and Russian military personnel.
- The man admitted guilt in court.
- The man claimed he was intoxicated when he wrote the messages.
- The court allowed the man to pay the fine in installments over three months.
- The man's only income is a disability pension of 19,000 rubles.
Points of divergence
- The man referred to Putin's supporters as 'putinskimi kh**sami' and called Russian military personnel 'zhertvy rezhima' (victims of the regime), adding they were also 'p****asy i kh**sy' (p****as and bastards). — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The man referred to Russian military personnel as 'zhertvy ego rezhima' (victims of his regime) and added they were 'i zhertvy, i p*******y, i kh**y' (both victims, p****as, and bastards). — tg_astrapress
- The man requested a payment deferral due to financial hardship, citing his disability pension as his sole income. — tg_astrapress
- The man claimed he did not intend to discredit the military. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
Coverage (2 sources)
- Belgorod resident fined for comment on 'bald Putin' — The Moscow Times
- Belgorod resident fined 30,000 rubles. He called Putin 'bald f***' — ASTRA