Gita case: Russian court reserves verdict till tomorrow

March 20, 2012 16:31

A Russian court today reserved its verdict till tomorrow on the ban on a translated version of the Bhagvad Gita for being "extremist", a case that drew aflurry of criticism from Hindus across the world. "The case has been postponed till tomorrow. The final verdict will be given tomorrow," Sadhu Priya Das of Moscow ISKCON said.

State prosecutors in the Siberian city of Tomsk, who had filed the petition, have branded the test as "extremist" literature full of hatred and insult to non-believers, which promoted social discord. Das said the ISKCON members are hopeful of a favourable verdict. "However we can't say anything. We have a very strong legal team and our case is strong," he said.

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