Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) officials interrupted a gathering in the eastern border town of Narva Saturday, on the grounds that symbols glorifying the current Russian invasion of Ukraine were on display.
Fines of up to €1,200 can and have been issued to the creators of online videos or other posts on social media which constitute incitement to hatred in relation to Russia's war on Ukraine, Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) Captain Maarja Punak says.
Society needs to see that solutions to problems are not always black-and-white choices, Center Party Secretary General Andre Hanimägi says, speaking in the context of the upcoming 'Victory Day' on May 9 and its relation to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Center Party MPs do not support in its current form a draft bill which would allow a bar on the display of provocative symbols relating to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, principally on the grounds of online hate speech provisions included in the same bill, ETV news show 'Aktuaalne kaamera' (AK) reported Monday night.
The cabinet has sent a bill to the justice ministry which would ban the use of insignia showing support for Russia's aggression in Ukraine and put in place provisions to punish individuals who openly did the same.