The investigator opened a case against Sevastopol residents who incited ethnic hatred on the Internet
In Sevastopol, a criminal investigation has been completed against two residents of the Balaklava district of the city, accused of inciting hatred or enmity on ethnic grounds using the Internet.
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This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee for the region.
According to the investigation, in January 2013, a 20-year-old Sevastopol resident registered a group under an anti-national slogan on the Vkontakte social network. Until June 2014, the young man posted in the group, as well as on his personal page, videos, photos and audio materials containing incitement to hatred against Caucasians and Asians. Subsequently, he involved his friend in the group’s activities, who also posted extremist information on VKontakte.
The crime was solved by employees of the Investigative Committee together with colleagues from the Center for Combating Extremism of the Sevastopol Police.
The investigation has collected a sufficient evidence base and sent it to the prosecutor in the criminal case for approval of the indictment and further referral to court.
The Investigative Committee reminds that inciting hatred or enmity, humiliating a person’s dignity based on nationality, including through the media, on the Internet, social networks, is punishable by law. Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation provides for punishment up to imprisonment for a term of up to five years.