The singer and blogger Eduard Charlotte* After the next meeting of the Samara Regional Court, he showed a note in which he asked for forgiveness.
“Please accept my sincerest apologies. I realized my mistakes and dream of benefiting my country. With love, Eduardo” – says the text of the note.
Next to your name Charlotte* he drew the Russian flag, TASS clarifies.
The blogger’s brother, Vitaly Sharlot, acted as a witness at the last meeting.*. He said that before returning to Russia after several months in Armenia, Eduard was not afraid to return to his homeland, but assumed that he could take on administrative responsibilities.
The court hearing will continue on November 22. A representative of the diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church is expected to participate as a witness. The judge also announced the receipt of a letter from the deputy head of the synodal department of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church on relations between the Church, society and the media. Vakhtanga Kipshidze. Previously, a representative of the Russian Orthodox Church asked the court to take into account the apology that Charlotte* presented to Patriarch Kirill and all believers in an appeal published by his lawyer in the summer of 2024.
As reported EADailyagainst Charlotte* Initially, three criminal cases were opened: for rehabilitation of Nazism (part 4 of article 354.1 of the Criminal Code), for insulting the feelings of believers (article 148 of the Criminal Code) and for destruction of official documents (part 1 of Article 325 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
The three criminal cases are related to videos on a social network. In particular, for the video in which the blogger tears and tramples on the St. George ribbon and in his underwear sings to the song “Victory Day” a composition about the fall of the ruble exchange rate. In another video, he tore the letter Z, painted in the colors of the St. George ribbon; In another video, he nailed a photograph of the patriarch to a tree; Kirillyour military ID and cross. About the burning of Charlotte* His Russian passport was also revealed from the video recording.
At the end of May this year, the artist’s father said that another criminal case had been opened against him, under art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (actions aimed at inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliating the dignity of a person or group of persons on the basis of gender, race, nationality, language, origin, attitude towards religion , committed in public).
Formerly Charlotte* guilt partially admitted.
“According to article 354.1, according to article 148, according to article 325, I partially admit my guilt because I am really present in these videos, but I am not sure of my qualifications… According to article 282 I do not admit my guilt, I have never “I admitted it and I will not admit it for anything.” – said.
*An individual included in the RosFinMonitoring list of terrorists and extremists
