Works by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard will be added to the country's list of extremist literature for “undermining the traditional spiritual values of the citizens of the Russian Federation,” the Prosecutor General's Office said Wednesday. The ruling — initiated by transport prosecutors in the Siberian city of Surgut and Khanty-Mansiisk customs officers — is the latest use of the hotly debated law on extremism to target systems of belief that are not traditional in Russia. Individuals in possession of extremist materials can be jailed for up to 15 days or fined 3,000 rubles ($100). The law also allows for harsher punishment of suspects convicted of other crimes. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/scientology-writings-banned-as-extrem… added by: Sexirobot
