A court in Volzhsk found a young man guilty of an administrative offense for posting an LGBT flag on the social network (the International LGBT Social Movement is considered extremist and is banned in the Russian Federation). This is what the United States reported press service Courts of the Volgograd region.
The LGBT movement flag shared by a local resident on his personal page on the social network attracted the attention of security forces. They compared the publication of the picture to the display of symbols of an extremist organization and drew up a protocol against the Volzhan resident for violating Part 1 of Art. 20.3 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.
As a result, the man was brought to administrative responsibility in November last year for displaying the flag of a recognized extremist movement and hiding it “for the purpose of mass distribution.” The defendant, who repented at the hearing, said that he had published the photo “out of stupidity”. As a result, he was fined 1 thousand rubles.
Earlier, State Duma deputy Ostanina said in a conversation with socialbites.ca that it is correct to wear earrings in rainbow colors. not a reason for arrest and LGBT propaganda.