Football club Zenit wins trial vs fan burning Chechen flag
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Football club Zenit St. Petersburg fined 300 thousand rubles a fan for an attempt to burn the flag of the Russian North Caucasian Republic of Chechnya on the stadium in a match of the 8th round of the Russian Premier League championship which the St. Petersburg team had won 2-0 with Terek Grozny, the official website of the St. Petersburg football club stated.
The incident has occurred at match on September 14, 2013. Police have detained the offender with active assistance of Zenit representatives. Petrogradsky district court has brought him to administrative responsibility.
The controlling and disciplinary committee of the Russian Football Union decided to fine 300 thousand rubles the club for illegal actions of fans. On Wednesday, the club levied this fine from the violator.
The fan still can appeal the court verdict.