Samara court sided with LGBT activists

The Samara District Court did not agree with the police officers who drew up a protocol on administrative offenses against the participants of the “Day of Silence” on April 11, writes . Samara lawyer Oksana Berezovskaya

The Day of Silence is an international action against the silence on the problem of homophobia. In Samara, its participants sealed their mouths with adhesive tape. The police described it as "the use of camouflage to make identification difficult" at a public event. The court ruled that the activists had sealed their mouths in protest, and no notification was required to hold the rally. Therefore, there is no administrative offense in the actions of its participants.