Alexander Shishlov filed a cassation appeal against his fine for discrediting the Russian army
Press Release, 08.02.2023
Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Andrei Chertkov, the lawyer of the head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Alexander Shishlov, filed a complaint with the Third Court of Cassation. He is challenging the decision of the Petrogradsky District Court to find Alexander Shishlov guilty of an administrative offense – “discrediting the use of the Russian army”. The cassation has been registered, and the judge appointed.
In October, Alexander Shishlov was fined 35,000 roubles. The reason for the decision of the Petrogradsky District Court was his posts on the VKontakte social media, where Shishlov reported on his stance that he expressed in the Legislative Assembly – his disagreement with the initiative to introduce criminal punishment for insulting the St. George Ribbon and give it state status, about the inappropriateness of folding the Ribbon into a Latin letter Z, and about the negative attitude to the announcement of a minute of silence in memory of the ex-LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, since Zhirinovsky had been inciting hatred and aggression.
Earlier, Alexander Shishlov challenged the fine in the St. Petersburg City Court on appeal, but the City Court left the decision of the Petrograd Court unchanged.
Emilia Slabunova, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia, is also preparing to appeal against the court decision on “discrediting the army” against her – on 2 February, the Petrozavodsk city court fined her 30,000 roubles.
The administrative protocol under Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (“discrediting the army”) against another deputy of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Boris Vishnevsky, was returned to the police for corrections, as it was drawn up with violations.
ALEXANDER SHISHLOV
is head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, a member of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party, and Chairman of the Yabloko branch in St.Petersburg
Posted: February 8th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.