The key facts

  • A resident of Cherepovets called for shooting the regional government over problems with clinic funding
  • The fine amounted to 10,000 rubles under the article on inciting hatred toward representatives of authority
  • Earlier, a Muscovite with 54 administrative penalties in a month and a half was reported

Fine over a comment about a clinic

A resident of Cherepovets was fined 10,000 rubles for a social media comment in which she reacted to reports about a lack of funds to complete the construction of a clinic. In the comment, the woman suggested taking the necessary money from officials of the Vologda Region and then 'shooting down' the regional government. This was reported by Ostorozhno, Novosti, which Life.ru cites.

Qualification and context

The statement drew the attention of law enforcement, and the woman was held administratively liable for inciting hatred toward representatives of authority — the result was a fine of 10,000 rubles. The reason for her outrage was precisely the reports about insufficient funding for the construction of the medical facility, meaning the fine is connected to a reaction to a specific urban problem. Life.ru also recalls a similar recent case: a Muscovite received 54 administrative penalties in a month and a half — the court heard 24 cases of inciting hatred and enmity in just one day, and another 30 penalties were imposed for displaying banned extremist symbols.

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