The authorities of Slovakia will check the symbol of "Azov" on the monument for extremism

The Prosecutor General's Office of Slovakia will check for extremism the actions of a man who painted on the monument to Soviet soldiers in the city of Piestany the symbol of the Ukrainian battalion "Azov" (its symbols are recognized as extremist in Russia). This was written by the head of the department, Maroš Zilinka, on Facebook (her parent company, Meta, was recognized as extremist and banned).

Zhilinka called the drawing "an expression of extremism" rather than solidarity. He compared the symbol to the "Wolf's Hook" rune, which was used during World War II by the 2nd Panzer Division "Reich" and the Dutch 34th SS Volunteer Infantry Division "Landstorm Nederland".

“In no case should the use of extremist symbols in a completely understandable context be hidden under some kind of false solidarity, especially if such an action in an already stressful time may undesirably cause controversy or exacerbate hatred,” Zhilinka wrote.