A rescuer from Russian Salekhard was insulted in a chat. He wrote «Glory to Ukraine! Long live Belarus!» — and left
Uladzislau Kaknyuk was found and punished.
Uladzislau Kaknyuk. Photo: Vk.com
In the court of Russian Salekhard (Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug), a local resident was found guilty of "public demonstration of symbols of an extremist organization" and fined approximately $78.
40-year-old Uladzislau Kaknyuk explained that he accidentally joined a Telegram chat through an advertising mailing list. And when other participants started insulting him, he wrote the phrase "Glory to Ukraine! Long live Belarus!" and immediately left the chat.
But the court considered that this phrase is a slogan of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which was recognized as "extremist" back in 2014.
Uladzislau Kaknyuk declared that he repented, therefore, he received the minimum possible fine.
Kaknyuk works for the Emergency Rescue Service of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Judging by social media, his father is from Pinsk.