The Case of Yevgeniy Kort
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 55.84775990443999
Longitude: 37.50146462023251
- Country Location (Lié Case Law)
- Russia
- Decision Date
- 3 nov. 2016
- Case Status
- Affaire Résolue
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Remanded for Decision in Accordance with Ruling
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Criminal Sanctions
- Keywords
- Cartoons
- Discrimination
- Hate Speech
- Incitement to Violence
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Case Number
- No.01-0354/2016
- Case Summary
The Zelenograd District Court of Moscow sentenced Yevgeniy Kort to one year in prison for inciting hatred toward non-ethnic Russians. The case arose after Mr. Kort shared, on his social media account, a cartoon that portrayed a well-known Russian nationalist pushing a famous Russian poet against a wall and uttering a xenophobic remark. The court relied upon expert opinion, witness testimony and other evidence, including books about Nazi soldiers found in Mr. Kort’s apartment, to reach its guilty verdict. His sentence was subsequently reduced to a fine of 200,000 rubles (about $3,400) on appeal.
- Case Significance
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Source Name and URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
- Collection
- CIPIT
- Date Updated
- 15 mai 2024
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