Kostroma’s Sverdlovsky District Court Fines Former Yabloko State Duma Candidate Andrey Tarasov 1,000 Rubles for “Displaying Extremist Symbols”

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Kostroma’s Sverdlovsky District Court fined former Yabloko State Duma candidate Andrey Tarasov 1,000 rubles for “displaying extremist symbols.”

Tarasov said on his VKontakte page that the administrative offense report was drawn up over a photo of him wearing a T-shirt bearing the words “I am against the party of crooks and thieves” and an image of a person kicking a bear. An expert examination deemed it extremist symbolism.

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Former Yabloko State Duma candidate fined over T-shirt slogan “I am against the party of crooks and thieves.” Court deems it extremist…

A T-Shirt Failed the Bear Loyalty Test

Tarasov was fined over a photo showing his political T-shirt.

The expert examination protected the bear from a drawing.