13‑year‑old boy accused of “LGBT propaganda” in Russia. He now faces being sent to a special school for juvenile offenders
24d 17h ago by mander.xyz/u/Sepia in lgbtq_plus@lemmy.blahaj.zone from en.zona.media
cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/52518794
The assault on anything LGBTQ-related in Russia continues. After hundreds of administrative cases and even criminal prosecutions, after bans on support organisations, the police have now filed a report against a 13-year-old schoolboy for “LGBT propaganda” and for displaying extremist symbols. Mediazona discovered the records relating to the case in the Russian court database (we are not disclosing his name or region for safety reasons). It’s illegal to prosecute a someone for this kind of offence at such a young age, so the charges have been dropped. But the boy now faces the risk of being sent to a special school for juvenile offenders.
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The lawyer representing the boy told Mediazona that he had shown a certain image or video to other children or their parents.... "...It was just a joke that backfired...."
I'm taking this was a meme on their phone. Fuck.. That's insane