The Golovinsky District Court of Moscow decided to remand Andrey Kotov, owner of the travel company Men Travel, for two months. Kotov is accused of “organizing the activities of an extremist organization.” According to the interrogation, Kotov organized excursions for gay men, thus participating in the activities of the “LGBTKI movement”, which in Russia is considered an extremist organization. Kotov himself claims that his company offered ordinary tourist services. The investigator in Kotov’s case claimed that the arrested man “committed a crime against the constitutional order and security of the state,” according to the Mediazona website, whose reporter was in the courtroom. Kotoff stated that during the search of his home two officers hit him – one in the face and the other with a taser. He tried to explain to them that he was organizing tourist trips, but they told him: “No, wrong, for gays” – and continued to beat him. “About 15 people came to the house […]
Source: News Beast
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