A court in Moscow sentenced Magomed Magomedov to five days in…
A court in Moscow sentenced Magomed Magomedov to five days in pretrial detention for letting a goat roam the Red Square on July 18 and using obscene language.
Consensus
- Magomed Magomedov was arrested on July 18 for walking a goat on Red Square in Moscow.
- The incident occurred in the evening near Lenin's Mausoleum.
- Magomed used profanity during the event.
- He ignored warnings from police officers.
- He was charged with minor hooliganism under Part 2 of Article 20.1 of the Russian Administrative Offenses Code.
- The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow sentenced him to five days of administrative arrest.
- Magomed did not admit guilt in court and claimed he only wanted to take photos and leave.
Points of divergence
- Magomed Magomedov resisted arrest by pushing away police officers and struggling during detention. — ntv
- Magomed Magomedov had previously been seen on city streets with the goat, and the goat's name is Leyla. — meduza
- During the court hearing, Magomed stated he wanted to take photos in front of Lenin's Mausoleum and then leave. — kommersant
- In 2023, an American woman named Alicia Day was sentenced to 13 days for walking a calf on Red Square and shouting 'animals are not food,' and later banned from entering Russia for 40 years. — fontanka
Coverage (12 sources)
- Man with a goat caused a disturbance at Red Square in Moscow — РИАМО
- Moscow arrests local resident who led a goat on Red Square and swore — Meduza
- Man Arrested for Walking with a Goat on Red Square — Дождь
- Moscow resident arrested for five days after walking with a goat across Red Square — Коммерсантъ
- Moscow resident Magomedov arrested for five days for letting a goat roam Red Square — НТВ Москва
- Man Decided to Walk His Goat on Red Square and Ended Up in Jail — Фонтанка
- Moscow court arrests Magomed Magomedov for five days for letting a goat roam Red Square and using profanity — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Man Arrested in Moscow for Walking with a Goat on Red Square — Дождь (Telegram)
- Moscow Court Arrests Man Who Walked a Goat on Red Square and Swore — Varlamov News
- Moscow man arrested for 5 days after bringing a goat to Red Square — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Court Arrests Man Who Was Walking a Goat on Red Square — Ведомости
- Man was walking a goat on Red Square in Moscow on July 18, 2026: how he was punished — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Red Square
- Moscow
- Magomed Magomedov
- Tverskoy District Court
- Telegram channel
- Moscow City Court
- TASS
- RIA Novosti
- Residents
- Lenin
- Caution, News
- MK
- Courts of general jurisdiction
- Mausoleum
- Anton Velikzhanin to Moscowites
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