Russian video blogger on trial for playing Pokemon in church. euronews on Mar 13, 2017 Sokolovsky posted a video on his blog last year showing him playing the smartphone game in an Orthodox church 
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Russian video blogger on trial for playing Pokemon in church.
euronews on Mar 13, 2017 Sokolovsky posted a video on his blog last year showing him playing the smartphone game in an Orthodox church built on the supposed spot where the family of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, was killed.
He faces a possible sentence of seven-and-a-half-years in prison if convicted.
A Russian video blogger has gone on trial accused of inciting religious hatred for playing "Pokemon Go" in a church.
Ruslan Sokolovsky, who appeared in court in Yekaterinburg, pleaded not guilty.
The 22-year-old was arrested last September after posting the video he had recorded the previous month. He's been in detention since October.
euronews on Mar 13, 2017 Sokolovsky posted a video on his blog last year showing him playing the smartphone game in an Orthodox church
He faces a possible sentence of seven-and-a-half-years in prison if convicted.
A Russian video blogger has gone on trial accused of inciting religious hatred for playing "Pokemon Go" in a church.
Ruslan Sokolovsky, who appeared in court in Yekaterinburg, pleaded not guilty.
The 22-year-old was arrested last September after posting the video he had recorded the previous month. He's been in detention since October.