In support of the petition, it is stated that during the pre-trial investigation it was established that a citizen of the United States and the Republic of Chile, Lira PERSON_8, in the period from 17 March 2022 to 14 April 2022, produced and distributed on the Internet, using an account on the Youtube video hosting service called PERSON_9 and a telegram channel called INFORMATION_2, text and video materials containing information on support, approval, justification and denial of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, as well as justification and approval of the temporary occupation of part of the territory of Ukraine.
Thus, PERSON_7 is accused of committing a criminal offence - a crime under Part 2 of Article 436-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, i.e., the production and dissemination of materials containing justification, recognition of the legitimacy, denial of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which began in 2014, as well as justification, recognition of the legitimacy of the temporary occupation of part of the territory of Ukraine.
In addition, during the pre-trial investigation, it was established that a citizen of the United States and the Republic of Chile, Lira PERSON_8, in the period from 09 December 2022 to 01 February 2023, acting repeatedly, produced and distributed on the Internet using an account on the Youtube video hosting service called INFORMATION_3, video materials containing information on justification, recognition of the denial of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which began in 2014, including by presenting the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine as an internal civil conflict, justification and recognition of the temporary occupation of part of the territory of Ukraine as legitimate, as well as glorification of the persons who carried out the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which began in 2014.
Thus, PERSON_7 is accused of committing a criminal offense - a crime under Part 3 of Article 436-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, i.e., in the production and distribution of materials containing justification, recognition as legitimate, denial of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which began in 2014 year, including by presenting the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine as an internal civil conflict, as well as justifying and recognizing the legitimate temporary occupation of a part of the territory of Ukraine, glorifying the persons who carried out the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, started in 2014, committed repeatedly.