Andrei Belozerov
- Criminal Code
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2023-03-22
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Simferopol
Case summary
He was a former teacher of Belogorsk Technological College. He was arrested for 13 days under the article on demonstration of prohibited symbols (part 1 of article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) for showing a video with the song "Bayraktar". Students complained about the teacher. After this case Belozerov was fired. On 28 October he was again sent to administrative arrest under the article on prohibited symbols - this time because of the publication of the song "Chervona Kalina" in "VKontakte" for 14 days. During detention he was beaten up. Later, a criminal case was brought against him for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of a post with the words "Innocent children and women of Ukraine in Donbass have been bombed by the Russian Armed Forces for 8 years, turning guns from the front line towards Donetsk, and for the last six months the Russian Armed Forces have been bombing Ukrainian cities and killing Ukrainian residents". Belozerov was placed under house arrest. He reported that he began to suffer from hunger fainting due to the fact that he had no money for food. On 22 March 2023, Belozerov was sentenced to a fine of 100,000 rubles.
Others charged under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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