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#5 Моргенштерн Алишер Тагирович Crazy rap performer. #8 Чичваркин Евгений Александрович Businessman, moved to London before FA law was implemented. #59 Новиков Илья Сергеевич Lawyer of Nadezhda Savchenko I am not surprised they are on the list, this is how Russian Government operates. Interpretation of law is surprising by western standards.
#5 is definitely suspicious reasoning - no surprise it is being appealed in the courts. That said, having read a little about this colourful persona, I have to admit my thought was “good job, he deserved it” although I know I really shouldn’t think like that. :) This is really an example of cancel culture, just done by the government. The problem is that there’s not really a law against being an arse and bringing in…
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#41I guess it's fair to say that "western standard" is what an average EU judge does to an EU citizen, not King Leopold's ideas.