Artemy Ostanin sentenced to more than five years in a penal colony after joking about a 'legless' war veteran.
Artemy Ostanin sentenced to more than five years in a penal colony after joking about a ‘legless’ war veteran.
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A Russian comedian has been sentenced to more than five years in a penal colony for telling a joke about a disabled war veteran.
Twenty-nine-year-old stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin received his sentence in a Moscow court on Wednesday after being convicted of inciting hatred.
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