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A resident of Bryansk was fined 30 thousand rubles for disrespect for society because of a video of a dance on the “Mound of Immortality”
The Sovetsky District Court of Bryansk fined a local resident for disrespect for society (part 3 of article 20.1 of the Administrative Code) for posting a video of her dancing on the site of the Mound of Immortality monument. The decision was made attention to it . drew on May 29, and the head of the international human rights group Agora, Pavel Chikov,
The resolution states that the girl posted on Instagram a video of her dancing on the site of the Mound of Immortality monument, located in a Bryansk park. She was fined 30 thousand rubles.
The court found the video to be offensive to human dignity and public morality, as well as expressing clear disrespect for society. At the same time, the “Mound of Immortality” is included in the list of cultural heritage sites in the region.
The girl admitted guilt and explained that she was engaged in dancing. On April 28, “she had a desire to make a beautiful video in which she would dance.”
A resident of Bryansk climbed the monument, where she “began to dance a dance style.” Her friend was filming a video. The court decision notes that she “did not intend to insult the memory” of people who participated in the Great Patriotic War.
Pavel Chikov notes that the girl could not be found, her last name is known - Chervyakova.
Local publications published screenshots from the video on April 29 . The monument is not visible on it. The Gorodskoy TV channel then reported that the police had begun checking the video.
The law “on clear disrespect for the state” on the Internet came into force in the spring of 2019. It involves a fine of 30 to 300 thousand rubles, or arrest for up to 15 days.