In Russia, an 11-year-old boy has now had to report regularly to the authorities for allegedly insulting the country’s army in the war against Ukraine.
The student from the city of Kamyshin in the Volgograd region was blacklisted “for distributing information on social networks that discredits the use of the Russian armed forces to protect the Russian Federation and its citizens,” the local website Infokam reported. su on Thursday, citing a local police spokeswoman.
In Russia it can already be punishable by law to speak publicly of war. The Russian war of aggression is officially referred to as “military special operations”.
Young people in Russia who are on the bulletin board of the police and youth welfare office can have problems later: the person concerned cannot enroll in certain courses or work in jobs that require a certificate of good conduct. In addition, children and parents have to report regularly to the authorities, and the youth welfare office monitors such families more closely.
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After Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine began, Moscow’s parliament passed a controversial law punishing “misinformation” about the armed forces. The power apparatus in Russia determines what is right and what is wrong.
Hundreds of fines and criminal proceedings against opponents of the war have already been initiated in Russia on the basis of the law. In most cases, a fine was imposed.
dpa