Penza, 6 September 2021. PenzaNews. A punishment of 10 000 roubles was imposed on a Penza resident for committing an administrative offence under Art. 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offence of the Russian Federation “Incitement to hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity”. The press service of the Prosecutor’s Office in Penza region said in a statement.

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“A 34-year-old resident of Penza posted a comment on one of the social networks aimed at inciting hatred and hostility against a group of people on the grounds of origin. Access to this comment was open to all users of the social network,” the text said.

It notes that this comment was deleted.