“Following the check of the store, an administrative protocol was drawn up. The decision of the Sormovsky District Court of Nizhny Novgorod under this protocol was a fine of 3,000 rubles. All doubtful goods were withdrawn, ”RIA Novosti was told in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Earlier it was reported that St. George ribbons with the image of the swastika appeared in some stores in Nizhny Novgorod on the eve of May 9.
As the deputy governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Dmitry Krasnov, noted, “there was no malicious intent in this case, but rather the unfortunate use of sensitive symbols”.