The Moskovsky District Court in St. Petersburg will hear on
October 11 complaints filed against Madonna and her concert organizers for
promoting homosexuality, attorney Alexander Pochuyev, who is representing the
St. Petersburg activists that filed the claim, told Russian news agency RIA
Novosti on Monday, saying: "According to our information, the court will
hold the hearings on October 11."
The plaintiffs seek 333 million rubles ($10.87 million) in
damages.
In mid-August, activists submitted to the Moskovsky District
Court several lawsuits against the singer and the concert organizers, claiming
that they were offended by Madonna's statements supporting the gay community in
St. Petersburg. The court abandoned the claims, as violations had been made
during their drafting and they had to be eradicated. Earlier in the week, the
activists' representatives said they managed to find the official address of
the singer and the other information necessary for the court's further
consideration of the lawsuits.
Previously, St. Petersburg human rights activists said they
submitted an application to investigators, asking that they bring Madonna to
justice for inciting religious hatred, as she trampled on a cross during the concert. (which she did apperantly not even do!)The city prosecutor's office earlier told RIA Novosti that all the applications
concerning the alleged violations have been submitted for examination to the
Interior Ministry's regional department.
Earlier, Vitaly Milonov, a politician in St. Petersburg who
drafted the city law restricting the promotion of homosexuality, said the
performance was attended by NGOs that checked the concert's compliance with
morality regulations. They recorded the event and said 12-year-old children
were present, he said. Activists filed several applications with the police,
seeking to declare Madonna in breach of the law. They claim that they were
offended by her explicit support for homosexuality.
2 comments:
I am offended by the explicit promotion of the repressive, medieval culture of Russia. I demand 30 million roubles. Jx
I'll call the lawyers....
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