A 19-year-old resident of Nizhny Novgorod was punished for an extremist sticker on his car.

      October 8, 2025 13:39 Incidents

      A Nizhny Novgorod resident was punished for publicly displaying extremist symbols, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Nizhny Novgorod Region reported.

      Officers of the Administrative Law Enforcement Department of Police Department No. 1 of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for Nizhny Novgorod drew up a protocol under part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation regarding a 19-year-old local resident. This provision establishes liability for the propaganda or public display of Nazi paraphernalia, symbols of extremist organizations and other symbols whose display is prohibited by federal laws.

      The protocol was prompted by the fact that the young man placed an inscription on the rear windshield of his car, the public display of which is prohibited under Russian law.

      The court imposed a fine on the offender and ordered the confiscation of the item constituting the administrative offense.

      Earlier it was reported that the Nizhny Novgorod resident faces up to five years in prison for rehabilitating Nazism.

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