Personal Information
- Birth date
- 11 окт. 1974 г. (51 years old)
Bolgov Ruslan Anatolevich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Voronezh Oblast
- Charges:
- Art. 280.3 CC RF Part 1
- Estimated release date:
- 3 мая 2024 г.
- Case categories:
- Anti-war case, Freedom of speech
Case Description
A criminal case for repeated "discrediting" of the Russian army was opened against Ruslan Bolgov, a resident of Liski, Voronezh Oblast, no later than September 2023 (the exact date is unknown). According to the investigation, from January 25 to 31, 2023, Bolgov posted texts on his social network page three times, in which he "called for obstructing the conduct of a special military operation." "Earlier, in December 2022, Bolgova was fined in a case of an administrative offense under the article on discrediting the army due to a post with the text 'Za ebeopdu))) Idiocy in actions. Why? For what? In the name of what? comments, another post and a video on VKontakte. On March 5, 2024, the Voronezh Regional Court overturned the verdict and returned the case for retrial. April 17, 2024, the Liski District Court of the Voronezh Region found Ruslan Bolgov guilty and sentenced him to a fine of 110 thousand. rubles. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.
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