CHELYABINSK, May 19. The court sentenced to 2 years in a penal colony a resident of the Chelyabinsk region, who in social networks called for sabotage of mobilization measures and damage to military equipment, this is one of the first in Russia sentences under the new article, the press service of the Federal Security Service of Russia for the region reported.
According to the FSB, the convicted publicly in one of the social networks called for sabotage of mobilization and military measures, damage by servicemen of military equipment and weapons. He was detained by officers of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Chelyabinsk region in February.
«The Miass City Court found guilty a resident of the Chelyabinsk region of committing a crime under part 2 of article 280.4 of the Criminal Code of Russia (public calls to carry out activities directed against the security of the state) … The court sentenced the perpetrator to 2 years in prison with a sentence to be served in a colony general regime,» the statement said.
The criminal case is the first in the region and one of the first in Russia under this article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, introduced by the federal law of July 14, 2022, investigated by the investigating body of the FSB, the report specifies.
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