Tuva 'clairvoyant' fined for false info on missing girls
A 22-year-old woman in Kyzyl, Tuva, was fined 15,000 rubles for spreading false information about two missing girls in social media and messaging apps. The court found her guilty of disseminating knowingly false information with threats to public safety.
Consensus
- A 22-year-old woman from Kyzyl was fined 15,000 Russian rubles for spreading false information about missing girls.
- The woman claimed to be a clairvoyant and shared information about the missing girls in social media and messaging apps.
- Two girls went missing in Kyzyl on July 1 and were later found dead in the river on July 9.
- The court found her guilty under Article 13.15, part 9 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.
- The case involved dissemination of knowingly false information with threats to life and health.
- The search for the girls involved over a thousand people, including local residents and rescuers.
- The incident led to public unrest, including a group breaking windows at a house on Kolkhosnaya Street based on false claims.
Points of divergence
- The woman was accused of writing about the causes of death of the two missing girls in a messaging app group. — tg_baikal_people
- The woman was accused of spreading false information about the location of the missing children. — vm
- The woman was accused of spreading information related to the search for the missing girls and causes of their death. — vesti
- A 37-year-old woman was also prosecuted for calling for a mass gathering at a house on Kolkhosnaya street, where the children were allegedly located. — tg_baikal_people
- A different woman, named Popova, was sentenced to three years' probation for fraud involving 885,000 rubles, unrelated to the missing girls case. — vm
- Another local woman was previously fined for inciting mass gatherings. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- In Tuva, a "clairvoyant" was fined for a message about missing girls — Люди Байкала
- Tuva "clairvoyant" fined for false information about missing children — Вечерняя Москва
- A clairvoyant was fined in Tuva for inaccurate information about the search for children — Вести