Declared ‘LGBT’ extremist group in Russia, actions banned

Moscow: The Supreme Court docket of Russia declared the LGBT motion an extremist group and banned its actions.

In response to international media, the Russian Supreme Court docket has declared the homosexual group ‘LGBT Motion’ as an extremist group and ordered to ban its actions.

The case was heard behind closed doorways, however journalists had been allowed to listen to the decision. There was no consultant of homosexuals in courtroom for the protection.

In response to international media, the transfer is the hardest step in a decades-long crackdown on homosexuality in Russia below President Vladimir Putin.

It ought to be remembered that the Russian structure was modified three years in the past to outline marriage, in line with which marriage means the union of a person and a girl, whereas same-sex marriages had been declared unlawful.

Alternatively, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to touch upon the courtroom choice, telling reporters that the Kremlin was not pursuing the case.