A young man who named his WiFi network with a pro-Ukraine message is sentenced to days in prison in Russia

A Moscow court issued a sentence of 10 days in prison to a student who renamed his WiFi network and gave it a name “Slavic Ukraine”a slogan of the Kiev forces, the translation of which is “Glory to Ukraine,” Russian news agency Ria-Novosti reported on Saturday.

By changing the pre-installed name of his WiFi, the student of Moscow State University “made propaganda of the motto of the Ukrainian nationalists”, established the Moscow justice system in its ruling, cited by the Russian media.

The court found him guilty of”public display of Nazi symbols (…) or symbols of extremist organizations” e the router has been confiscated, the source added.

According to the BBC in London, the young man, whose identity has not been made public, was arrested Wednesdayduring the morning in the Russian capital.

According to the file consulted by that agency, a police officer said previously to this network, whose name was considered problematic.

Following the complaint, the British media themselves report, the authorities inspected the room of the targeted man and found his computer and the device for connecting to the Internet.

The student joins a large list of Russian citizens who were punished for demonstrating against the invasion of Ukraine.

In February, hundreds of people were arrested for leaving flowers in memory of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, died under suspicious circumstances in a prison in the Arctic Circle, the BBC recalls.

According to Amnesty International, last year more than 20 thousand people were subject to Russian “repressive laws”. used to “suppress anti-war activists”.

The human rights group said “deeply unfair trials” were used to “impose sentences of… prison and heavy fines for silence to critics in response to the slightest dissent.

Since the start of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russian authorities have cracked down with thousands of fines and harsh prison sentences on any public criticism of the Kremlin’s operation or support for Ukrainian forces.

The news of the student was announced at the moment in which the Pope asked Kiev to have the “courage” to raise the white flag, synonymous with surrender, and then face negotiations with Vladimir Putin’s government.

Volodimir Zelenskyj’s government criticized the Pontiff’s motion. “Our flag is yellow and blue. This is the flag by which we live, die and triumph. We will never raise any more flags,” responded Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba.