Blogger fined for putting murder video on Net
Published 21 Nov, 2007 12:40 | Updated 21 Nov, 2007 15:40A Russian blogger found guilty of circulating a racially-motivated murder video on the internet has been sentenced. Viktor Miklov will have to hand over 10 per cent of his salary for the next year.
A Court in the Southern Russian Republic of Adygeya convicted the student of inciting racial, religious, and national hatred.
The 24-year-old, who was detained in August, admited to uploading the video of the execution-style killing.
The video showed the brutal double murder of a Tajik and a Dagestani by Russian neo-Nazis.
Scenes of the beheading of the two victims circulated on the web for 18 hours.
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