Ksenia Shirokova
- Criminal Code
- Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 3 years
- Date of verdict
- 2026-05-27
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Address for letters
- 109383, г. Москва, ул. Шоссейная, д. 92, ФКУ СИЗО-6 ГУФСИН России по г. Москве ("Печатники"), Белоусова Ксения Игоревна, 1998 г.р.
Case summary
Employee of a Moscow bar. On 13 April 2026, a case of insulting the feelings of believers was brought against her because of a video of her preparing a hookah on an Easter kulich. From the discussion behind the scenes it follows that she was asked by a man to cook hookah in such a way. The case was initiated after Shirokova's video was published by the leader of the movement "Male State" Vladislav Pozdnyakov, who also posted her personal data. On 15 April, a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions was chosen against the girl.
Others charged under Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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