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Moscow Prosecutors Send Comic Artemy Ostanin’s Case to Trial on Charges of Offending Believers, Inciting Hatred

Prosecutors say his March performances posted online meet the threshold for criminal prosecution.

Overview

  • Meschanaya interdistrict prosecutors approved the indictment and submitted the case to a Moscow court for a full trial.
  • Ostanin is charged under Part 1 of Article 148 of the Criminal Code and subparagraph “v” of Part 2 of Article 282.
  • Investigators cite a March 7 set at a club on Sadovaya-Chernogryazskaya as insulting to religious feelings.
  • A March 15 performance is alleged to have included hostile remarks toward people with injuries and a threat of violence, with both sets later posted online.
  • He was arrested in March, added to Rosfinmonitoring’s extremist list in June, and his lawyer says he denies guilt and reports he was beaten during detention.