Gutsenovich Nikolay Petrovich

On February 15, 2023, in Penza, a criminal case was initiated against local anti-war activist Nikolai Gutsenovich for repeated "discrediting of the army. The reason for initiating the case was likes under anti-war publications in "Odnoklassniki", after which the publications were placed on the page of Gutzenovich and became available for viewing by an indefinite circle of persons." 3. According to the investigation, in these publications, the actions of the Russian Armed Forces carried out on the territory of Ukraine "are characterized as criminal and aggressive." "The Investigative Committee also writes that the publications "contain statements asserting that servicemen of the Russian Federation fired at Ukrainian citizens, carried out a missile strike on residential buildings, including the city of" "Kyiv, which resulted in the deaths of civilians." Using his smartphone, Gutseovich "reacted to posts in the aforementioned social network. No information was provided about the choice of a preventive measure. Earlier, in March 2022, Gutsenovich was fined under an administrative article on discrediting the Russian army because he held a solo picket with a drawing of a rocket being broken by hands. On July 20, 2023, Judge Natalia Proshina of the Leninsky District Court of Penza found Nikolai Gutsenovich guilty and sentenced him to a fine of 100 thousand rubles. rubles. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.