Social network users support animal rights activist from Dagestan

The driver who ran over the puppies in Makhachkala deserves criminal prosecution and punishment, not the animal rights activist against whom he filed a police report, Instagram users* have indicated.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, on September 10, investigators in Dagestan opened a criminal case against animal rights activist Irina Karpova for disclosure of personal data (Part 1 of Article 272.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which provides for up to four years in prison), since she published the name of the driver of the car that ran over the puppies, his photo and phone number. The man reported to the police that after its publication he began to receive insults and threats.

Under the publication of the "Caucasian Knot" about the criminal case of the animal rights activist, Instagram users* left 613 comments and 1,647 likes by 10:45 Moscow time on September 15. The authors of the comments unanimously sided with Irina Karpova and criticized the actions of the driver who initiated her criminal prosecution.

"The girl sought justice, the driver needs to be punished," wrote, in particular, nata.kubik752017. "What kind of lawlessness is this! There is a law, an article on cruelty to animals, and the "person" who intentionally ran over sleeping babies must be punished! And don't shift the blame to the person who saves and treats dogs after such attacks!" - urged galuza2904.

"What kind of nonsense is this, the poor guy who killed the puppies was upset that his photo was put on display. It should have been shown on central television to attract the public against this "poor thing", - indignant tatyana_talaikova.

"The driver ran over the dogs, and the animal rights activist is to blame. When will there be justice? What kind of laws are these?" - wrote lubi_seby05. "She was seeking justice! "All charges against her should be dropped," saidkaa87 expressed her opinion.

"They brought charges against her instead of punishing him," natalia_160475 stated. "A country where, instead of a real person who should have been charged with cruelty to animals in the summer, he himself decided to finish off his defender. The world has truly gone crazy," mariza77_m wrote.

"Terrible times. When criminals receive more protection than those who reported the crime," ksana_fotoshok shared her opinion.

"Killing living beings and personal data - what is more important? "What's going on with people?" 888_778 asked. "I'm shocked! How is this possible? He ran over some puppies, and they're prosecuting an animal rights activist. Where is this world heading? Does justice even exist?" atelier_z.g was outraged.

"He felt hurt that his information was made public. But did at least one person remember his name and what car he was driving? No. But everyone remembered his inhumane act and his baseness after that," saida_zairbekova suggested.

"So this sadist is also a victim? Has the world gone crazy!" k_l_131117 said. "Instead of punishing him, they charged a woman? "How is that even possible?" vitaminka0867 was surprised.

Recall that the video of the 32-year-old man's explanation was published on July 24 by the head of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan, Gayana Gariyeva. "When leaving the parking lot, I did not notice these puppies, since they were in the blind spot. I love animals and regret what happened," the driver said.

At the same time, Gariyeva noted that the man's explanation does not stand up to criticism. "Either he did not see the video that the others saw, or he has a poor idea of what a blind spot is and where it is," she wrote. At the same time, the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that "the police have collected material" on the fact of hitting the puppies and that "the man's actions contain signs of a crime" - cruelty to animals (Article 245 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).