The Oktyabrsky District Court of Izhevsk fined a 36-year-old local resident 30,000 rubles for throwing a can of paint into the «Narodny» or «common» a symbol of war Z, the press service of the court reports.
Izhevchanin was found guilty of «discrediting» the army (part 1 of article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). According to the publication of the court, the man's last name begins with «M». The decision on such an article was made yesterday to Konstantin Mitin.
According to the security forces, on the night of February 24, a man, while near the Tchaikovsky State Opera and Ballet Theater, “publicly” threw a can of paint “in order to damage the “Z” symbol ;».
Thus, he «tried to express his protest and negative attitude towards the ongoing special military operation by the Russian Armed Forces,» the press service of the court added.