During the first half of 2023, the courts fined Russians 42,661,500 rubles in administrative cases of “discrediting” the army. This follows from the report of the judicial department at the Supreme Court; Mediazona drew attention to the data.
So, according to the report, in the first half of this year, 1,701 administrative cases of “discrediting” military personnel were received by the courts (Article 20.3 .3 Administrative Code). As a result of reviewing the protocols, 1,308 Russians were brought to justice: 1,302 of them were fined, and another six were given a warning.
In total, decisions in the amount of 36,651,500 rubles came into force. Fineless than the minimum the judges appointed 35 times. In addition to individuals, in the first half of 2023, six officials, three legal entities and two entrepreneurs working without forming a legal entity were brought to justice.
According to the previous report of the Judicial Department, in 2022, in cases of “discrediting” the army, the courts fined Russians 151,257,500 rubles, a total of 5,622 protocols were reviewed. The total amount of fines imposed over a year and a half, according to the Supreme Court, amounted to almost 194 million rubles.
According to Mediazona, from the beginning of the war in Ukraine until October of this year, at least 8,055 administrative cases were filed in Russian courts. cases of “discrediting” the army. Of these, 8046 protocols were received by district courts, and nine — by garrison military officers.