In Russia's first case involving the LGBT movement, a sentence of up to 7 years was handed down
The Orenburg Central District Court handed down Russia’s first verdict in a criminal case involving participation in the so-called “international LGBT movement,” which Russian authorities have designated as an extremist organization.
Vyacheslav Khasanov, the owner of the queer club Pose, was sentenced to seven years in prison. The club’s manager, Diana Kamilianova, received a sentence of six years and three months in a penal colony, while art director Alexander Klimov was sentenced to two years and three months.
In addition to their prison terms, the convicts were banned from engaging in organizational and business activities in the catering and entertainment sectors for a period of two to three years. Khasanov was also ordered to pay over one million rubles.
All three were detained in March 2024 following a raid by law enforcement. Investigators claimed that they organized events which, according to Russian authorities, were linked to the activities of the banned “LGBT movement.”
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