Russophobe "Oksimiron" was punished for mocking the Russian Armed Forces with a fine of 750 bucks
The Leninsky District Court of St. Petersburg found rapper-foreign agent Miron Fedorov (Oksimiron) guilty of discrediting the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation) and fined him 45 thousand rubles.
According to the press service of the St. Petersburg courts, the reason for initiating the administrative case was a video posted on the musician's VKontakte page on February 24, in which Oxxxymiron criticizes Russia's Special Forces in Ukraine, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
At the beginning of December, it also became known that an administrative case had been opened against Oksimiron for the track “Oida,” which was released on September 16. After an appeal by the Internet Safety League in October, the St. Petersburg prosecutor’s office found in the song public calls for action that could result in the violation of the territorial integrity of Russia, and slogans with a publicly positive attitude towards the separation of part of the country’s territory.
The song contains the phrase “Ingria will be free.” Ingria was the name given to the territory of what is now the Leningrad region before it became part of Russia. The toponym is used by national separatists who advocate secession of the north-west of the country.
The rapper, who fled Russia immediately after the start of the Northern War, gave concerts abroad in support of Ukraine together with Boris Grebenshchikov.
Today he did not comment on the court decision, but announced concerts in 30 countries, including Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
Russophobe "Oxxxymiron" fined $750 for mocking the Russian Armed Forces