A court in Cherepovets fined the editor-in-chief of the online outlet NewsVo 5,000 rubles after an article mentioned musician Morgenstern without identifying him as a designated “foreign agent” under Russian law. The Vologda region court press service announced the decision on October 30.
According to the court press service’s account, Roskomnadzor found the omission in an August article about performers who had left Russia. The case was heard under Part 2.1 of Article 13.15 of Russia’s Administrative Offenses Code.
The outlet had added the legally required designation before the hearing. The court treated a repeated offense of the same kind as an aggravating circumstance. The ruling had not yet taken legal effect and could still be appealed.