A 22 year old Russian man could end up being jailed for up to five years, after it was alleged that the man had insulted “religious sensitivities” by playing the game in church, reports Ars Technica.
Ruslan Sokolovsky is a well known political activist, with a popular YouTube blog tackling Russia’s political issues.
On August 11, Sokolovsky filmed himself playing Pokémon Go in a Yekaterinberg cathedral. This resulted in police searching his home and finding evidence of “incitement to hatred and attacks on the liberty of faith,” Russian authorities claimed.
Sokolovsky will face two months of detainment with the possibility of a sentence exceeding five years if he is convicted.
In July, Russian reports warned Pokémon Go fans not to play the game in church, voting stations, or on private property.
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this man does in fact not face a 5 year prison sentence for playing Pokemon GO in church, He is facing it for the fact that there was evidence of “incitement to hatred and attacks on the liberty of faith” in his house, this click bait sigh