The maximum penalty is 10 years behind bars with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions.
Prosecutors have notified a sanctioned “DPR minister of youth, sports and tourism” who is promoting Russian narratives among minors in the Donetsk region.
The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office reports this.
“Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, the citizen was notified in absentia of suspicion of collaborationist activity (Part 5 of Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),” the report says. It is known that in 2014, after the enemy captured Donetsk, a local businessman began collaborating with the “DPR administration.” He voluntarily became a so-called deputy of the “people's council.”
For his loyalty to the aggressor state and support for Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the suspect received the post of “Minister of Youth, Sports and Tourism of the DPR” in 2023. “The chairman of the “ministry” issues and signs worthless orders. In addition, he ensures and implements “state youth policy” in the captured communities. The pseudo-official spreads Russian narratives among young people and organizes the departure of underage athletes to competitions in the Russian Federation. In addition, the development of the “republic,” the department notes.
The department under his control also monitors the implementation of programs and events aimed at ensuring the so-called military-patriotic education of children and youth.
Through the media, the traitor covers his activities to shape public opinion about the legitimacy of the occupation authorities.
The citizen has been sanctioned by the National Security and Defense Council and has been declared wanted. certain positions or to engage in certain activities for 15 years and confiscation of property.
