LNR Minister of Culture orders Ukrainian writer to be shot

Translated by: Christine Chraibi

Photo: Iryna Karpa, Ukrainian writer

The LNR Minister of Culture, Irina Filatova has filed a lawsuit demanding that “Iryna Karpa be tried under martial law and sentenced to death by shooting.”

Filatova files lawsuit against Karpa (in Russian)

This information was revealed by a source in the police.

Filatova’s lawsuit was prompted by the animated film ‘Vatnitsa Mutant’, authored by the Ukrainian writer, Iryna Karpa.

The LNR Minister claims that the cartoon showed nude photos of her posing on a bridge with a bottle of champagne.

Original photos of Filatova and shots from Karpa’s animated film

In addition, Filatova demands that Iryna Karpa pay a fine of 50,000 rubles for moral damages.

Minister Filatova stated that after watching the cartoon she “could not sleep and her general physical and mental state worsened.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Tlg__y6yc

Translated by: Christine Chraibi

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