Ksenia Belousova, Convicted Over a Video of a Hookah on an Easter Cake, Released from the Courtroom

Ksenia Belousova, convicted over a video with a hookah on an Easter cake, has been released from the courtroomInitially, in the case on “offending the feelings of believers,” the woman was sentenced to 200 hours of compulsory labor, but because of a previous suspended sentence in the case involving drugs, the punishment was changed to three years and 25 days in a penal colony. Now the Moscow City Court has overturned that decision, RusNews reports.

▶️ Why Ksenia Belousova was prosecuted

The criminal case was opened after Belousova posted a video in April in which she used an Easter cake as the bowl for a hookah. She soon deleted the video and issued a public apology, but she was detained anyway. Later, the court found Belousova guilty under the article on “offending the feelings of believers.”

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Ksenia Belousova / Photo: RusNews

The text of the news item has been corrected. Earlier, we incorrectly stated Belousova’s whereabouts. We apologize for the mistake.