Moscow prosecutors seek in absentia case against comedian Sasha Dolgopolov for alleged rehabilitation of Nazism in a 2024 stand-up performance.
Moscow prosecutors have requested the Investigative Committee to open an in absentia case against comedian Sasha Dolgopolov under Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code for alleged rehabilitation of Nazism. The request stems from a stand-up performance uploaded to Dolgopolov's YouTube channel on or before December 20, 2024, which authorities claim contained insults to the memory of World War II veterans and diminished their achievements.
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