Harry Potter cleared by Russian prosecutors

Prosecutors in Moscow have decided JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books do not incite religious hatred.

Tue, 31 Dec, 2002 - 09:23

Prosecutors in Moscow have decided JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books do not incite religious hatred.

An investigation was launched there last week after claims the books “contained signs of religious extremism” and were “drawing students into religious groups of a Satanic type”.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Moscow Place: Russia Person: JK Rowling Person: Svetlana Petrenko Person: Tanya Grotter Person: Potter Organisation: ITAR-Tass news agency Organisation: International Fund for Slavic Literature and Culture

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