Foreign student arrested in Russia on 'Nazism' charges for twerking at war memorial

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Foreign student arrested in Russia on 'Nazism' charges for twerking at war memorial

April 20, 2022

A female student has been arrested in Russia for allegedly "rehabilitating Nazism" by twerking in front of a war memorial.

The 21-year-old -- identified by local media as Zambian national Rebecca Ziba -- was detained after she posted a video of herself on Instagram.

In the footage -- posted alongside a joking caption -- she can be seen dancing next to a World War II memorial in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Russian investigators have described her actions as "obscene" and "insulting" and have charged her under Part 4 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code, which accuses a person of "rehabilitating nazism".

The regional Investigative Committee said in a statement that the video of Ziba dancing had been posted on social media "accompanied by an offensive inscription".

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2...t-war-memorial

[Humanophage]

It would be funny, but it's not "Nazism" charges. Here is the original: https://hmao.sledcom.ru/news/item/1675527/

It's 'desecrating a symbol of Russia's military glory'.

That said, the article being used is indeed about 'rehabilitating Nazism': https://www.consultant.ru/document/c...2d602d4bb7598/