Crimean man fined by occupiers for Ukrainian music

The Russian occupation court in Crimea fined local resident <b>Igor Pochigailo</b> <b>30</b>thousand rubles for listening to Ukrainian songs in a public place.

This was reported by Krym.Realii.

According to the Russian May Day Court, in September this year in the village of Oktyabrskoye in the store "Feeder Pochygaylo publicly listened to Ukrainian songs, which, according to the court, undermined the credibility of the 'special military operation'.

The man, whom the court believes to be a Russian citizen, fully admitted his guilt, did not deny the circumstances set out in the protocol, repented and apologized for his behavior. His actions were classified under Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code. The court materials do not specify which songs caused the fine.

Earlier, the Kropyvnytskyi Court of Appeal upheld the verdict against the chief specialist of the Odesa Border Inspection Control Department of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

As noted in the court' s verdict, the Ulyanovsk District Court of Kirovohrad Oblast had previously sentenced the official to a fine of three thousand non-taxable minimum incomes, which is UAH 51,000.

However, the prosecutor appealed the verdict and the Court of Appeal increased the fine to UAH 68,000. In 2023, the convict was appointed chief specialist of the Odesa Border Inspection Control Department serving the territory of Odesa region, and he decided to receive bribes from people who applied to the Kropyvnytskyi Border Inspection Control Department, which he had previously headed, for unlawfully influencing the decision-making of officials of this border control department.

Катерина Глушко