Deputies of the Kostroma Regional Duma publicly condemned Dzesyula for publishing in social networks

Deputy of the Kostroma regional Duma from the Communist party Ilya Dzesyula received public censure after the publication of offensive statements on his page in “Vkontakte”. The information was revealed by the regional center for countering extremism and sent materials to the prosecutor's office.

The documents assessed the publication as information that, according to the department, incites hatred or enmity and humiliates the dignity of a group of people. An administrative protocol was drawn up with regard to the parliamentarian. Nerecht district court recognized the violation and imposed a fine of 10 thousand rubles.

The behavior of the deputy was also considered in terms of compliance with parliamentary ethics. First, the issue was discussed by the relevant committee of the regional Duma, after which it was submitted to the entire legislative Assembly. As a result, the deputies decided to declare Dzesyula a public censure and report the incident to voters.

When making the decision, Article 15 of the regional law No. 486-4 of June 8, 2009 “On the status of a deputy of the Kostroma regional Duma” was taken into account. According to this document, parliamentarians should respect the dignity of colleagues, avoid rude and offensive expressions in public speeches, not make unfounded accusations and not spread deliberately false information. They are also forbidden to commit acts that can discredit them, the regional Duma and voters.