Timur Shoev
- Criminal Code
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Case dismissed
- Date of verdict
- 2015-02-04
- Region
- Udmurtia
- City
- Izhevsk
Case summary
On 5 January 2015, the Prosecutor's Office of Udmurtia reported that a criminal case on the posting of a caricature of Jesus Christ on the Internet had been referred to court.
The criminal case was initiated under Part 1 Article 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement to hatred) against Timur Shoev, a 23-year-old resident of Izhevsk, who posted on his social network page "an image of Jesus Christ [crucified on a cross], against whom a group of people are committing violent acts" (recognised as extremist material in January 2014) and anti-Christian comments to the post.
Others charged under Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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