Interfax: the leader of the “Christian State” became involved in a case of extremism

A criminal case on extremism has been opened against the leader of the “Christian State - Holy Russia” Alexander Kalinin, who was arrested in the case of forcing cinemas to refuse to show the film “Matilda” by Alexei Uchitel, an informed source told Interfax.

According to him, the case was opened after studying Kalinin’s videos, which included insults against Muslims.

Alexander Kalinin was detained on September 23 on suspicion of forcing film distributors to refuse to show the film “Matilda” about Nicholas II “under the threat of violence against cinema network viewers and causing harm and damage to cinema owners.” He was charged under Article 179 of the Criminal Code (coercion to complete a transaction or to refuse to complete one); The Tagansky Court of Moscow arrested Kalinin and his alleged accomplices - brother Yuri Kalinin, Alexander Bayanov and Denis Mantalutsa.

Kommersant wrote that the police are studying the version of Kalinin’s attempt to impose security services on rental car rental companies and make money from it.