Police in Crimea charge mother of TikToker with negligence over child’s video insulting Russia’s flag

Source: Meduza

The mother of a 10-year-old girl in Crimea will face misdemeanor parental negligence charges after her daughter shared a video on TikTok where she added supportive emojis below a Ukrainian flag (a rainbow, a heart, and emojis showing ill and injured faces) and negative emojis below a Russian flag (several bottles of alcohol and an angry face). At the end of the clip, the girl extends a middle finger toward the Russian flag.

Police argue that the video “discredits the Russian armed forces and desecrates the Russian national flag,” though the girl is too young to be prosecuted for the offense. Instead, her 38-year-old mother has been charged with negligence. A local juvenile affairs committee will decide whether to fine the mother.

Развернуть

Why is it
important
to support
Meduza
now?Read here

Police in Crimea charge mother of TikToker with negligence over child’s video insulting Russia’s flag

{{ header_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{#is_light}}{{ title }} {{ second_title }}{{/is_light}}{{^is_light}}{{ title }} {{ second_title }}{{/is_light}}

{{ title }}

{{ title }}

{{ title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }}

{{ second_title }}