The Tver District Court of Moscow arrested Anton Usov, a resident of the Russian capital, for 15 days for listening to Ukrainian music, Lenta reports.

The man was also fined 50,000 rubles, having been found guilty under Articles 19.3 (“Disobedience to a police officer”) and 20.3.3 (“Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”) of the Code of Administrative Offenses.

The husband’s wife reported that the traffic police detained Usov on the afternoon of October 12 because he was listening to Ukrainian music in his car.

According to the financial channel RBC, the Moscow court confirmed this version of events.

On October 4, the State Council of the Russian-occupied Crimea demanded to recognize the Ukrainian song “Red Viburnum” as extremist, the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Culture and Defense sent a corresponding request to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. Cultural heritage of Moscow.

Russian authorities arrest people for listening to Ukrainian music

Crimean authorities called for the song to be banned on the same day they fined Olga Valeeva, Miss Crimea, after a video surfaced of her singing “Red Viburnum”, a song that has become the anthem of the Ukrainian resistance, with another young woman.

Both women were accused of “discrediting” the armed forces of the Russian Federation and “promoting extremist symbols.”

Valeeva, who has small children, was fined 40,000 rubles ($677), and her friend was sentenced to 10 days in prison. In addition, the Russian authorities forced the two young women to apologize.

With reference to the human rights group “OVD-Info”, Meduza notes that the detainee in Moscow has four minor children to support, and his wife is not listed as their guardian.

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