In Tomsk, a Russian was sentenced for using a banned messenger

Telegram channel “Beware the News” reported that in Tomsk, the district court punished 31-year-old local resident Georgy Belous for using the VIPole secure messenger, finding the citizen guilty of using “malicious programs.” At the same time, according to the message, the defendant repented and fully admitted his guilt.

More interestingly, the citizen was reportedly sentenced to three years of restricted freedom with a ban on leaving the city and changing his place of residence without warning. The computer of the convict will be turned into the property of the state. Whether the convict used the services of lawyers is not reported.

The essence of a socially dangerous act, according to the channel, was defined as follows: five years regularly “preventing the provider from recognizing its network activity.”