German band Scooter faces 8 years in prison for illegal crossing of Ukrainian border.

Despite the warnings from Ukrainian authorities, German electronic band Scooter, most known for their 1998 hit “How Much is the Fish”, came to the Russian-occupied city Sevastopol in Crimea and took part in the music festival ZBest held in the nearby town Balaklava on August 4, 2017.

The Kyiv-based Crimean Department of the Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine opened a criminal investigation against all three members of the band for illegal border crossing and entering the Russian-occupied Crimea without Ukrainian authorities’ permission. They now face up to 8 years in prison.

Read more:
1) https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/german-techno-band-scooter-faces-charges-ukraine-crimean-show.html
2) http://qha.com.ua/en/society/scooter-concert-in-crimea-was-criticized-in-europe/141048/

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