A court in Kuban ordered an 80-year-old pensioner to pay 85,000 rubles in a lawsuit initiated by an official due to a remark concerning the financial plan.
A tale reminiscent of the finest works of Ilf and Petrov unfolded in Kuban, where a regional officer plunged an octogenarian into debt. The senior citizen expressed doubt about the suitable allocation of budget resources and posted a brief statement on social media. This expression displeased the official.
So intensely that he chose to litigate against the elderly woman, effectively pushing her to the brink of destitution, according to reports from Ren-TV and Readovka.
It all commenced the previous year when pensioner Margarita Belykh wrote, “He's lying like it’s second nature!” beneath a publication in a local forum about Maxim Bondarenko, the chief of the Primorsko-Akhtarsky Municipal District in Krasnodar Krai. Bondarenko felt insulted by this and resolved to retaliate by taking legal action.
The judicial body sided with the officer and instructed the pensioner to provide 1,000 rubles for damages.
Subsequently, the head of the district deemed this an insufficient penalty for the affront to his sentiments and launched an appeal, demanding 300,000 rubles from the 80-year-old lady.
While the court lessened the officer's claim to 85,000 rubles, it nevertheless approved it. As the pensioner could not settle the total sum immediately, she was granted a payment arrangement—she will now contribute 1,500 rubles each month until the summer of 2030.
Eventually, Maxim Bondarenko seemingly acknowledged he was descending to a low point and proclaimed that he would not personally retain the old woman's funds, but would instead contribute them to a charitable organization.
The woman receives a pension of 32,000 rubles. From this, the group 3 disabled individual spends 21,000 rubles monthly on prescriptions (she suffers from diabetes and atrial fibrillation), and the remainder covers housing and other necessities.
Reporters were unable to communicate with the wronged official; he was enjoying a vacation after securing victory in the case. The administration similarly declined to address the media's inquiries and simply disconnected the call.
According to Ren-TV, it is reliably reported that upon assuming his position, this same Maxim Bondarenko possessed a 151-square-meter apartment, two houses, four land parcels, a pair of automobiles, three ATVs, and even a compact yacht. Essentially, he had all he required to live comfortably. And above all, evidently, conditions are so favorable in the municipal district under his charge that he could even bring lawsuits against pensioners for their remarks.
