Personal Information
- Birth date
- 18 мая 1961 г. (65 years old)
- Special circumstances
- pensioner
Nikolskaya Irina Gennadevna
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Republic of Tatarstan
- Detention date:
- 6 авг. 2024 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 280.1 CC RF Part 1
- Case categories:
- Anti-war case, Freedom of speech
Case Description
On August 6, 2024, in Kazan, a search was conducted at the home of a 63-year-old local pensioner, Irina Nikolskaya. 2 phones and a computer were seized from her. A criminal case was opened against her for repeated "discrediting of the army. The reason for the criminal prosecution was comments on VKontakte, which the pensioner allegedly published between March 28, 2022 and February 7, 2023. According to Nikolskaya herself, the comments expressed regret that thousands of Russian soldiers were dying in the war, the civilian population of Ukraine was suffering, and also spoke about the 'sad fate of refugees from Mariupol, with whom she had to communicate and help them adapt to new conditions'." Irina was released on her own recognizance not to leave during the investigation. Previously, in September 2022, Nikolskaya was fined in a case of an administrative offense under the article on "discrediting" the army.
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