In Sochi, the fine for antique dealers has been canceled

On June 9, 2015, the Central Court of Sochi canceled the fine to the owner antique shop, which put up for sale the military uniform of the marine a cadet of the Third Reich ─ a uniform and cap with fascist symbols. The case has been remanded for retrial. Recall that the Supreme Court fined 1 thousand rubles collector Dmitry Lazarenko under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (propaganda or public demonstration Nazi paraphernalia or symbols). The reason for the judicial response was the fact that the store was on display for public display intended for sales of the military uniform of the cadet of the fleet of Nazi Germany, including, peakless cap with an emblem that includes a swastika. The court also ruled confiscate the form.

On June 9, 2015, the court agreed with the arguments of the lawyers that the justice of the peace had no right to consider this case and even more so to make a decision on it. World Court Decision canceled and the case remanded for retrial.

In April, Roskomnadzor stated that the display of Nazi symbols without propaganda purposes should not be interpreted as a violation of the law on countering extremism.

In our opinion, Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses should be applied primarily not to antique dealers, but to modern manufacturers of items from the Nazi and neo-Nazi symbols (badges, clothes, copies of weapons, etc.) and distributors of such products. However, antique dealers should not display Nazi-insignia items for the public to see.

Sources

• The court in Sochi canceled the fine for the sale of the uniform of the cadet of the Third Reich - a lawyer // RIA Novosti. 2015. June 9.