The chief executive of the Nasdaq-listed Internet company Yandex faces prosecution in a Russian court for alleged offenses under the country’s so-called gay "propaganda” law, a notice on the court's website said on July 5. The law bans "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" among minors. The move to prosecute Artem Savinovsky, for which no hearing date was listed, comes a day after a different court levied a 1 million ruble ($11,048) fine against an online film database owned by Yandex under the same law. When contacted by Reuters, Yandex said it would appeal any court finding against its CEO. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
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