Mikhail Listov: “Common sense has won”

The fine for a photo with Nazi banners on Red Square has been cancelled.

February 15, 2018 Arkhangelsk the regional court overturned the decision of the Isakogorsky district court, which on January 19 2018 fined 59-year-old volunteer of the Arkhangelsk headquarters Alexei Navalny Mikhail Listov to a fine of one thousand rubles according to part 1 of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public display of Nazi symbols).

Recall the blame Listov was given two publications on the social network VKontakte, made in 2016: Photo of Soviet soldiers being thrown into Red Square Nazi banners during the Victory Parade in 1945, and a frame from the caller scandal of the dance show on the TV channel "Russia 1", in which demonstrated number with a participant in a Nazi uniform.

According to Znak.com , " during process, the defense side stated that the banners with the swastika in the photo from the Parade The victories of 1945 were shown in a humiliated position, they are bowed to the ground. This image was previously published in the history books and is intended to evoke a feeling pride in the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War and to cultivate a negative attitude towards the symbols of Nazism ." " That is no propaganda of Nazism and public demonstration of fascist symbols implied. That was my position. As a result, the court overturned the verdict lower authority. There were no further questions for me. I am justified and very happy with the decision. Common sense won ," Listov said. edition.

From our point view, Listov was wrongfully brought to justice, and the decision of the regional judgment was correct. However, while Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses provides for punishment for any displaying Nazi symbols, regardless of context, new abuse is inevitable.

Maybe, it was Listov’s case, which received wide publicity due to the flash mob announced in his support by Alexei Navalny, led to the fact that on February 15 in the State Duma in In an expedited manner, a bill was introduced to amend Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, developed earlier by the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications.

Sources

• Ignat Bakin. "Common sense won" // Sign. February 15, 2018