A St Petersburg resident has been fined 350,000 roubles (approximately US$3,900) for donating to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

The Kirovsky District Court found Oleg Smirnov guilty of financing extremist activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). His lawyer Sergey Podolsky told OVD-Info about the verdict.

During arguments, the prosecutor requested a five-year sentence in a general regime penal colony.

The case against Smirnov was brought because of seven donations of 1,000 rubles (about US$11) each to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). He pleaded guilty. During the investigation, he was under a travel ban.