In Astrakhan, a court sentences a local resident to a fine for a photo of a rainbow
Kyiv • UNN
A resident of Astrakhan was fined for posting a photo of a rainbow on social media in 2016, which was considered a demonstration of extremist symbols.
Oksana Savich, a resident of Astrakhan, was fined one thousand rubles for posting a photo with a rainbow on VKontakte in 2016. The woman was found guilty of demonstrating extremist symbols, according to the Sova Center, UNN reports .
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The organization noted that, as stated in the court's decision, on the woman's pages on the social network "some images were found posted there in 2016, including the image 'Rainbow'. No other details about this photo were given. Savich pleaded not guilty at the trial, emphasizing that she had posted this image long before the "LGBT movement" was recognized as "extremist.
Another administrative case against Oksana Savich is scheduled for April 11 in the Kirovsky Court of Astrakhan - on LGBT propaganda. She faces a fine of 50 to 100 thousand rubles.