Vorobev M
- Criminal Code
- Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Mandatory community service
- Date of verdict
- 2016-08-15
- Region
- Mari El
- City
- Yoshkar-Ola
Case summary
Vorobyev was accused of offending the feelings of believers via atheistic pictures. In November 2015, the case was returned to the prosecutor. On 16 August 2016, Vorobyev was sentenced to 200 hours of community service.
Prior to that, Vorobyev was tried twice on charges of incitement to hatred.
Others charged under Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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