Volzhsky resident sentenced to community service for inciting hatred

The court found two comments by Volzhsky resident Alexander Mirodar Zhernovnikov to be extremist and sentenced him to one year and one month of probationary labor. The appeal was dismissed.

The Volgograd Regional Court upheld the sentence against a Volzhsky resident convicted of public calls for extremist activity, the United Press Service of the Courts of the Volgograd Region reported today.

According to the investigation and the court, Alexander-Mirodar Zhernovnikov posted two comments on his page on the social network VKontakte, "containing calls for violent actions against a group of people united by origin, nationality, that is, a call to commit crimes motivated by national hatred and enmity, as well as the violation of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of a person and citizen depending on nationality."

He admitted his guilt and repented of his actions.

By the verdict of the Volzhsky City Court of the Volgograd Region, Aleksandr-Mirodar Zhernovnikov was found guilty of committing crimes under Part 2 of Article 280, Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. He was sentenced to forced labor for a period of 1 year and 1 month with a deduction of 10% of the convicted person's salary for the benefit of the state, with a ban on administering websites on the Internet for 2 years and 6 months.

The convicted person appealed the verdict, asking for a "probationary" sentence.

The Volgograd Regional Court upheld the verdict of the Volzhsky City Court of the Volgograd Region unchanged, and dismissed the appeal.