The Russian was given seven years in prison for creating a public on VKontakte on a forbidden topic

The Yekaterinburg garrison military court gave a Russian citizen seven years in prison for creating a public

“VKontakte” on the forbidden topic of AUE. This is the first such sentence in Russia.

The AUE movement is recognized in Russia as extremist andprohibited by the Supreme Court. Spouses Nikolai and Natalya Babarik, as well as Artyom Zuev, were accused of organizing an extremist community, calling for extremist activities and inciting hatred or enmity. Nikolai Babarika received seven years in a general regime colony, his wife received four years probation, and Zuev received three years and nine months in prison.

The Prosecutor General's Office reported that in the period from NovemberFrom 2011 to May 2018, Nikolai Babarika published about 30 thousand prohibited materials in the AUE community on VKontakte. He also sold symbolism for the movement.

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