A damaged banner with a portrait of a hero of the special operation in Ukraine. Photo from the community "Rostov Glavny" (Main Rostov) on VK.com

03 June 2023, 15:27

Doctor from Novocherkassk fined for damaging patriotic banners

In Novocherkassk, a court sentenced doctor Ivan Churinov to a fine, recognizing pouring paint to portraits of participants in the special military operation in Ukraine as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that in September, the law enforcement bodies instituted criminal cases on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces after banners with portraits of participants in the special military operation in Ukraine had been damaged in Rostov-on-Don and Novocherkassk.

Earlier, Ivan Churinov declared his willingness to go to the special military operation zone in Ukraine.

The doctor was found guilty of two episodes of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, which caused damage, the “OVD-Info”* human rights project reported with reference to the court’s press service.

*Included by the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) into the register of foreign agents.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 2, 2023 at 04:32 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

See earlier reports:

Damage to banners in Rostov Region turns into criminal cases, Lawyers discuss damage of patriotic banners in Novocherkassk, Volgograd resident fined heavily for discrediting army.

Source: Caucasian Knot

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