Keyword: «administrative arrest»

The article presents a legal analysis of part 3 of Art. 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation from the standpoint of compliance with the criterion of legal certainty and accuracy of using the term "insult" in relation to the attributes and symbols of state power. The author comes to the conclusion that violation of the requirement of legal certainty in clause 3 of article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation entails its arbitrary interpretation and can serve as an instrument of unreasonable restriction of freedom of speech and opinion in Russia.