Overview
- A case under Part 2, Article 5.26 of Russia’s Administrative Code was filed against the manager of the Georgian restaurant Nino-Vano and accepted by Magistrate Court Section No. 11 in Orenburg’s Leninsky District.
- The court press service says the restaurant distributed flyers from September 1 to 30 featuring a stylized image resembling St. Basil’s Cathedral with khinkali in place of domes.
- Police compiled administrative materials after complaints, gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses before forwarding the case to court.
- A hearing is scheduled for December 9, and the potential penalty in the case reaches 200,000 rubles.
- The Orenburg diocese confirmed it was consulted by police and prosecutors, described the image as caricature-like, and referenced recent legal changes on using depictions of religious sites without identifying symbols.