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Yuri Samodurov was charged
On May 13, 2008, charges were brought under Part 1 of Art. 282 (incitement of national and religious hatred) to Yuri Samodurov, director of the Sakharov Museum and Public Center. A criminalcase was initiated against him in connection with the exhibition “Forbidden Art - 2006”.
In January 2008, the museum was searched , during which transcripts of visitors' speeches and a folder with publications about the exhibition were seized.
Lawyer Anna Savitskaya stated that Samodurov does not admit his guilt and that they consider the accusation to be “non-specific.”
Let us remind you that this is not the first exhibition of the Sakharov Center that has caused criminal prosecution. For more information about the exhibition "Forbidden Art - 2006", see our section "Religion in a Secular Society" (including the texts of the indictments).
Sources
- Samodurov was charged in connection with the exhibition “Forbidden Art” // Grani.ru. 2008. May 13.
- Resolution to bring Yu.V. Samodurov as a defendant in the case. // Website of the museum named after. A. Sakharov.
- Art criticism. Expert - Candidate of Art History, researcher at the Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences Eneeva N.T. //
- Philological forensic examination. Expert - Candidate of Philological Sciences, researcher at the Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vdovichenko A.V. //
- Art, law and the disgrace of sacred objects // Magazine "Vlast". 2008. June 2.