Man convicted in Kirovohrad region for Facebook posts about OCU
The man fully recognized his guilt.
The Dolinsky District Court of the Kirovograd region appointed 1 year of imprisonment to a man who shared on Facebook materials aimed at inciting religious hatred, reports Format. It is stated that the accused propagated dislike towards the parishioners of the OCU through a fake profile, where he published insulting comments.
Among his statements were such quotes: “No OCU exists in nature, and this entity has nothing to do with God or the Church, and the whole world knows about it” and “supporters of the OCU are enemies of the Ukrainian people”.
The man fully admitted his guilt. Due to this, the court released him from the real serving of punishment, having appointed a probation period for 1 year. Also, the accused is obliged to pay 14 thousand hryvnias for conducting expert examinations in the case.
As previously reported, in Khust, a man was fined for criticizing the OCU in social networks.
