German federal lands Lower Saxony and Bavaria announced legal sanctions for using Z sign in public places. “Everyone who, with the help of Z sign, publicly expresses the approval of the aggressive war of President of Russia Putin against Ukraine, must expect in the lower Saxony of criminal prosecution,” said Boris Pistorius on Friday, on Friday, 25 March, Boris Pistorius, writes Deutsche Welle .
Demonstration of this symbol on rallies in Lower Saxony can be regarded as a violation of public order and prosecuted in criminal law.
The Bavarian authorities are adhered to similar positions. According to the Land Minister of Justice Georg Eisenreich, it is unacceptable to indulge in crimes that violate international law. “Freedom of opinion is one of the main advantages of our Constitution, in Germany everyone can express their opinion. However, the freedom of opinion ends where the criminal law begins,” said Aisenraich, emphasizing that everyone who uses the Z sign in public places in Bavaria, that he can be brought to justice.
Letters Z and V are labeled military equipment and uniforms of military personnel involved in the war, unleashed by the Kremlin in Ukraine. Outside the combat zone – both in Russia itself and abroad – Z sign is used as a symbol of support for the actions of Moscow. It can be seen, in particular, on buildings, cars, clothing.