14 April 2023, 22:47

Resident of Buynaksk fined under article about discrediting Russian Army

The Buynaksk City Court has imposed a fine on Magomed Saidbekov, a local resident, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that since March 2022, Russia has been using the liability for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces; since then, residents of Southern Russia and Northern Caucasus are brought to responsibility under this article, the maximum sanction for citizens under which is a fine of 50,000 roubles, but a repeated violation thereof within a year entails already criminal prosecution.

Magomed Saidbekov, a resident of the city of Buynaksk (Dagestan), has been fined by the court under the article on discrediting the Russian Army, the "Kavkaz.Realii"* project has reported.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on April 13, 2023 at 11:25 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

See earlier reports:

Blogger from North Ossetia fined for discrediting Russian army, Court dismisses the case against North-Ossetian woman on discrediting militaries, Astrakhan Region resident fined for discrediting Russian army.

Source: Caucasian Knot

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