In the Krasnodar Territory, a case was initiated on the rehabilitation of Nazism

A criminal case was initiated on the basis of a crime under Art.

354. part 1 of the Criminal Code (denial of the facts established by the verdict of the International Military Tribunal for the trial and punishment of the main war criminals of the European Axis countries).

According to the investigation, in 2019, a user of one of the social networks on his page posted materials that deny the facts of the mass extermination of Jews in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II and the facts established by the verdict of the International Military Tribunal for the trial and punishment of the main war criminals of European countries " axes ".

The necessary investigative actions are carried out to establish all the circumstances of the crime, including the person who committed it.

Linguistic expertise assigned.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law according to which the rehabilitation of Nazism on the Internet could face criminal punishment - up to five years in prison.