15:47, 12 July 2023

Volgograd resident arrested for drawing a flag on a fence

A court recognized a drawing in the form of a white-blue-white flag as an extremist symbol and arrested Radmir Tuleshev, a resident of Volgograd, for 10 days.

Radmir Tuleshev painted on a fence of a market the flag of the pacifist movement and organization, recognized as terrorist in Russia.

In court, Radmir Tuleshev pleaded guilty. He faced a fine of 1000-3000 roubles or up to 15 days of arrest. The court decided to arrest Radmir Tuleshev for 10 days, the “Kavkaz.Realii”* reports.

The “Caucasian Knot” has also reported that in June, in Krasnodar, a court recognized posting on the social media of a flag with a slogan glorifying Ukraine as a demonstration of extremist symbols, and arrested local resident Mikhail Lyakh for 15 days.

*Included by the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) into the register of foreign agents.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on July 11, 2023 at 11:24 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Source: Caucasian Knot