A Nalchik resident was fined for transferring money to the FBK*.
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The court fined Nalchik resident Alim Pshigotizhev 300,000 rubles for transferring 300 rubles to the "Anti-Corruption Foundation"*.
The court fined the Nalchik resident under the article on financing extremism.
The court established that 32-year-old Alim Pshigotizhev transferred 300 rubles to the FBK* account in a US bank in August and September 2021 in two transfers of 150 rubles each.
In court, Pshigotizhev admitted his guilt and stated that he had indeed been interested in Alexei Navalny's* activities at a certain time, but had never been his follower and is currently not interested in the activities of the FBK*. He also stated that he fully supports the state's policy, writes the Telegram channel "Gazeta Yuga" on October 20.
In making its decision, the court took into account his remorse, the non-violent nature of the crime, Pshigotizhev's positive character reference, and imposed a fine of 300,000 rubles.
Earlier, "Caucasian Knot" reported that the Volzhsky City Court of the Volgograd Region sentenced a local resident to a fine of 300,000 rubles in October for financing extremist activities due to a donation of 700 rubles to the "Anti-Corruption Foundation"*.
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* included in the register of foreign agents, recognized as extremist and banned in Russia. The founder of the fund, Alexei Navalny, was included in the list of extremists and terrorists by Rosfinmonitoring, and was sentenced to 19 years in prison for extremism; he died in prison in February 2024. Navalny is recognized as a "prisoner of conscience". The material of "Caucasian Knot" "Navalny: the Caucasian dimension" presents the oppositionist's views on issues related to the Caucasus.
** the activities of the company Meta (which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia.