In Balashov, Saratov Region, Oleg Nepein, a local deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, accused under the article on military «fakes», was detained and sent to a pre-trial detention center. This was reported to the human rights project OVD-Info by Igor Elifkhanov, who represents the interests of the politician. part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). The deputy wrote them from April 4 to April 9, 2022 in the open chat “Saratov-Engels” in the telegram.
Nepein's wife said that her husband deliberately did not go to court, because «he considers himself a Man, not an individual, therefore» morons «who do not understand this difference cannot judge him.»
In decreeabout bringing a man as a defendant, it was said that he “in the form of a statement” wrote “deliberately false information” that the Russian army “suffers heavy losses”, and its main goal “is to plunder the territories of Ukraine”. The pensioner mentioned the strike on the drama theater in Mariupol and the violent actions of the Russian military in Bucha, and also wrote that «the president «is in charge of an operation that is aimed at destroying the Ukrainian people.»
An investigator named Pugach in the document referred to data from the Ministry of Defense that «during the time that the settlement of Bucha in the Kiev region of the Republic of Ukraine was under the control of the Russian armed forces, not a single local resident suffered from any violent actions»; from the Russian army.
In August 2022, the deputy was fined a thousand rubles under the protocol on the demonstration of Nazi symbols (part 1 of article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). In Court Order it was said that Nepein, under his own name, posted in the same group "Saratov-Engels" "attributes of Nazi Germany".
Nepein told Mediazona that he receives a pension of 15,000 rubles, maintains the local online newspaper Balashov Realii, often participated in rallies in Balashov, including against the construction of a chemical plant and raising the retirement age and supported Navalny.