A. Vakhlyayev sentenced to 4 years probation over LGBT literature case — not independently verified
Artem Vakhlyayev, the sales director of Exmo publishing house, has been sentenced to 4 years probation. He was found guilty of involvement in the sale of LGBT literature, according to the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow.
Location: Moscow
Claims & verification status
The Zamoskvoretsky District Court found Artem Vakhlyayev guilty under laws concerning extremism related to LGBT literature.
Artem Vakhlyayev has been sentenced to 4 years probation.
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Who claims what
- —Artem Vakhlyayev has been sentenced to 4 years probation. (per Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow)
- —Artem Vakhlyayev was found guilty of involvement in the sale of LGBT literature. (per Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow)
Our assessment
If these reports are accurate, this development signals a continued and possibly widening enforcement of Russian regulations against the distribution of literature deemed to…
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