The resident of Volzhsky was fined for transferring money to the ACF*.

The Volzhsky City Court of the Volgograd Region sentenced a local resident to a fine of 300,000 rubles in a case of financing extremist activities due to a donation of 700 rubles to the Anti-Corruption Foundation*.

According to the investigation and the court, the defendant made seven cashless transfers totaling 700 rubles, directed at financing the activities of the organization ("Caucasian Knot" can provide the name of the organization upon request)*. The transfers were made as part of a monthly subscription: an amount of 100 rubles was automatically deducted from his bank account once a month.

The court found that the man was aware of the decision of the Moscow City Court dated June 9, 2021, which recognized the organization as extremist, and its activities in Russia were terminated, and considered the transfers as intentional provision of funds for the continuation of the organization's activities, reports today "Interfax" citing the consolidated press service of the courts of the Volgograd region.

The court found the resident of Volzhsky guilty of financing extremist activities 1 . He was sentenced to a fine of 300,000 rubles. In addition to the fine, the court ordered the confiscation of the funds he transferred, as well as the computer equipment used in the commission of the crime.

The press service clarifies that the defendant fully admitted his guilt and expressed remorse.

According to the criminal case card on the website of the Volzhsky City Court, the last case under the article on financing extremist activities was considered from August 20, and the sentence was handed down on October 8. The name of the defendant is hidden in the card.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the Leninsky District Court of Makhachkala sentenced a local resident to a fine of 350,000 rubles, finding her guilty of financing extremist activities due to a donation of 386 rubles to the Anti-Corruption Foundation*. Earlier, a court in Moscow sentenced a native of North Ossetia, Elena Albegova, to three years in a penal colony, finding her guilty of financing extremist activities due to a donation of 1,000 rubles to the ACF*.

* included in the register of foreign agents, recognized as extremist and banned in Russia. The founder of the fund, Alexei Navalny, was included in the list of extremists and terrorists by Rosfinmonitoring, and was also sentenced to 19 years in prison for extremism, dying in a penal colony in February 2024. Navalny is recognized as a "prisoner of conscience". The material from "Caucasian Knot" "Navalny: the Caucasian dimension" outlines the opposition leader's views on issues related to the Caucasus.

** the activities of the company Meta (which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia.