The English language Moscow Times reports on a hearing held in a Russian court this week, saying in part:
A Moscow court on Thursday remanded the self-proclaimed witch Alyona Polyn, known for casting spells in support of President Vladimir Putin, shortly after she collapsed in court, state media reported.
Polyn, whose real name is Yelena Sulikova, was detained in the Moscow region earlier this week on charges of disseminating “extremist” literature and “insulting believers’ religious feelings.”
She is accused of sharing reading materials that call for “violence against the Russian Orthodox Church clergy” and posting videos online that insult people of faith....
Polyn received medical attention but was not hospitalized. The court later ruled to place her in pre-trial detention, TASS reported....
