In St. Petersburg, two street musicians were fined for performing the song Noize MC.
In St. Petersburg, two musicians were detained for performing Noize MC's song "Swan Lake Cooperative."
Noize MC in St. Petersburg: What charges were brought against the musicians?
Seaside district court St. Petersburg fined two street musicians Innokenty Kustov и Sergei Nikulshin for the performance of the Noize MC song "Swan Lake Cooperative".
The musicians were charged with three administrative offenses: discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, petty hooliganism (due to obscene language), and organizing a mass gathering.
The Telegram channel of the city courts' joint press service reports that the street concert took place on October 27.
"They sang loudly, preserving all the obscene language, using sound reinforcement equipment. Those involved gathered a crowd around them, likely fans, who disturbed others who were less sensitive to the work of foreign agents and obscene language." - said in a release.
The post also included a link to a post about the recognition of Noize MC's track "Swan Lake Cooperative" as banned in Russia.
What did the musicians do?
At the same time, the court clarified what Kustov and Nikulshin do: both are not officially employed, but in the past "One taught children to sing, another to dance, and now they play music on the streets."
As a result, the court imposed an administrative fine of 15 rubles and two days of arrest for each.
