The Vyborg District Court found student Alexander Zhukov guilty of discrediting the Russian army and fined him 30,000 rubles for talking to a subway employee. It is reported by "Rotonda". According to the newspaper, after the arrest, the young man was kept in a cold cell all night.
According to the Rotunda, on the evening of November 29, Zhukov went to the gym to train, he had a large bag with him, so he was stopped for inspection at the Udelnaya metro station. “He was already released when the young man decided to say goodbye to the guard with a wish for prosperity to Ukraine,” writes the Rotunda <probably referring to the phrase “Glory to Ukraine!” — The Insider> .
In response, the guard told Zhukov that it was “extremism” and a “Nazi slogan.” After that, security held the student until they were approached by police officers. As a result, the young man was taken to the police station. According to Zhukov, he was informed there that his statement was almost equated with terrorism, and he himself was immediately placed in a cold pre-trial detention cell, after taking away his outer clothing.
The lawyer was not allowed to see the detainee for several hours. Later, when she was nevertheless admitted, it became known that two protocols were being drawn up against Zhukov – on discrediting the Russian army and on petty hooliganism. Hooliganism, as the police assured, consisted in the fact that the student cursed in a public place. Zhukov himself denies this.
Zhukov was kept in the cell until 4 p.m. on November 30, after which he was taken to court. At a meeting on the case of hooliganism, the judge drew attention to an error in the protocol and asked to return it for revision to the police department, but Zhukov agreed to a fine of 500 rubles. The discrediting case was adjourned to the next day, and, according to the Rotunda, the student received a fine of 30,000 rubles.
