“He was found guilty of an offense under Art. 207.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia (the public dissemination of knowingly false information on measures taken to ensure the safety of the population and territories, methods and methods of protection against circumstances that pose a threat to the life and safety of citizens), ”the Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor’s message said.

It is noted that the fined man recorded a comment on the video in which he stated that the passengers of the Bangkok-Shanghai-Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk flight were provided with personal protective equipment only upon arrival in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

“The information turned out to be unreliable, because the day before at the airport of the mountains. Bangkok (Kingdom of Thailand), the passengers of the flight are provided (free of charge) by Aurora Airlines Joint Stock Company with personal protective equipment, ”the text says.

It is clarified that the man pleaded guilty.

Earlier, as the portal kp.ru reported, a resident of Perm was fined 40 thousand rubles for posting in the social network false information on the number of cases of COVID-19 in the region.