Supreme court: insults to officials on Internet fall under the article of the Criminal Code

In Federal law of the Russian Federation of 13 June 1996 No. 63-FZ "On the Enforcement of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation" there is 319th article which means punishment for a public insult of the authority in connection with his service. Many Russians had a question, whether spiteful/offensive comments about officials on Internet under this article get. The answer gave in the Supreme court. There noted that under article humiliations activity the civil servant in mass media, social networks, and also at forums and other sites approach...