On 4 October 2010, the Moscow City Court upheld on appeal the decision made by the Taganskii court on 12 July to convict Yurii Samodurov and Andrei Yerofeev for “inciting hatred or enmity” and “denigration of human dignity” and to fine them 200,000 and 150,000 roubles (USD$6.673,21 and USD$5,004,90) respectively.
