A citizen of Uzbekistan was fined in Stavropol for discrediting the army.

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In Stavropol, a citizen of Uzbekistan, Kabol Eshmetov, came to the migration service wearing a T-shirt with the symbols of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. His actions were judged as discrediting the Russian army, and he was fined 30,000 rubles.

The fine for the citizen of Uzbekistan was imposed by the Leninsky District Court of Stavropol.

According to the case materials, he came to the migration service office to apply for a work patent. At the same time, he was wearing a green T-shirt with the emblem of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported "Reporters" on July 5.

When asked by a service employee why he came in such a T-shirt, the man stated that he decides for himself what to wear. He ignored the remarks of other visitors.

He did not appear in court, asking to send information about the decision to his place of residence. The court took into account that he is officially unemployed, married, and raising minor children, as well as his remorse.

The ruling, published on July 5 on the court's website, stated that Kabol Eshmetov "demonstrated the symbols of the Armed Forces of Ukraine depicted on the T-shirt he was wearing, while being aware that these actions discredit the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in order to protect the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens, and to maintain international peace and security". He was tried under part 1 of article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Offenses Code of the Russian Federation and fined 30,000 rubles. Notably, earlier, in May of this year, a citizen of Uzbekistan with a similar name was already fined for using obscene language and refusing to comply with the demands of law enforcement officers.

Earlier, "Caucasian Knot" reported that in May, a military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a citizen of Uzbekistan, Ruslan Useinov, to 6.5 years in prison for calls for missile strikes on Moscow.

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