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In the Krasnodar Territory, a young man was convicted for publishing a photograph online of the desecration of an icon.
In the Krasnodar Territory, a young man has been sentenced for posting a photo on the social network Instagram that offends the feelings of believers.
March 20, 2018 in the Goryachiy Klyuch of the Krasnodar Territory, a sentence was Part 2 Art. 5. 26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (deliberate public desecration of religious or liturgical literature, objects of religious veneration, signs or emblems of ideological symbols and paraphernalia, or their damage or destruction) in relation to Egor G., an 18-year-old resident of the city, who posted on the social network Instagram in February photo that offends feelings of believers.
On photo Yegor G. extinguished his cigarette on the icon of the Archangel Michael in the local church.
Court found him guilty and imposed a fine of 30 thousand rubles. Behind resistance to the police during the arrest of the young man held under arrest 9 days.
Sources
- In the Kuban condemned the guy who put out a cigarette on the icon for the sake of likes // TVNZ. March 20, 2018