Kuban residents fined for discrediting the Russian army

A Kuban court fined local residents Anton and Svetlana Petrenko 30,000 rubles each for singing along to a Ukrainian-language song at a birthday party. Anton Petrenko previously apologized to his fellow citizens, stating that he had not intended to offend anyone.

As reported by the " Caucasian Knot ," in mid-August, the Slavyansky District Court of the Krasnodar Territory found Anton Petrenko, a 39-year-old resident of the village of Baranikovsky, guilty of petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses) and fined him 1,000 rubles. Petrenko was detained by law enforcement officers for celebrating his birthday by singing along to a Ukrainian song that referred to Ukrainians as an "unconquered people."

The court found that "on the evening of August 8, the defendants, while participating in a drinking party, performed a song in Ukrainian. The context of the performance was related to discrediting the use of the Russian Armed Forces. A video of the song was published as a status message on a messenger," the press service of the Krasnodar Krai courts reported on its Telegram channel.

"Both performers expressed remorse at the court hearing. The court found them guilty of committing an administrative offense and sentenced them to an administrative fine of 30,000 rubles each," the press service clarified.

Earlier, the " Caucasian Knot " reported that on August 5, a court in Goryachy Klyuch  fined  Krasnodar Krai resident Margarita Reutt for discrediting the army due to a malicious comment she made during the drone attack on the Likhaya station in the Rostov region. 

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/416104