Man who enacted his own crucifixion in Moscow arrested for 15 days for resisting police
Society & Culture
November 06, 2020, 16:46
The activist, donned in a bloody loincloth and sneakers, started a fire, climbed a chair behind it and enacted crucifixion by tying a large cross to himself
MOSCOW, November 6. /TASS/. Activist Pavel Krisevich, who enacted his own crucifixion in front of the Federal Security Service (FSB) office in central Moscow, has been arrested for 15 days for resisting a police officer, Moscow’s Tverskoi Court told TASS.
"The court found Pavel Krisevich guilty under part 1 article 19.3 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offences (Failure to Follow a Lawful Order of a Police Officer) and awarded him a punishment of 15 days of administrative arrest," the court said.
On November 5, Krisevich staged an activist performance in downtown Moscow as he wore a bloody loincloth and sneakers, started a fire, climbed a chair behind it and enacted crucifixion by tying a large cross to himself. He was later detained.