Russian Activist Fined Over ‘Party of Crooks and Thieves’ T-Shirt
The court said a slogan mocking United Russia amounted to extremist symbols and imposed a 1,000-ruble fine.
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Former Russian State Duma candidate for the anti-war Yabloko party, Andrei Tarasov, has been fined 1,000 rubles (258 CZK) by Russian authorities for allegedly wearing an extremist T-shirt with the inscription “I am against the party of swindlers and thieves,” the independent Russian portal Meduza reported on Thursday.
Russian court fines former parliamentary candidate over T-shirt bearing Alexey Navalny’s ‘party of crooks and thieves’ slogan against ruling United Russia
The Sverdlovsky District Court in Kostroma fined Andrey Tarasov, a former State Duma candidate for the Yabloko Party, 1,000 rubles for “displaying extremist symbols” under Article 20.3, Part 1, of Russia’s Code of Administrative Offenses.
The expression "the party of crooks and thieves has been widely used by all opposing forces and individuals with reference to Vladimir Putin's party. The Sverdlovsk District Court in Kostroma has fined the activist and former candidate of the party "Iabloko" in the State Duma, Andrei Tarasov, with a thousand rubles for "showing some symbols ...
Russian Activist Fined Over ‘Party of Crooks and Thieves’ T-Shirt
A court in the Russian city of Kostroma has fined an activist for displaying “extremist symbols” over a photograph of him wearing a T-shirt with a slogan mocking the ruling United Russia party, the RusNews news outlet reported.
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