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The Prosecutor General’s Office of Belarus has asked the Investigative Committee to examine the music video for “Mily Ublyudok” (“Sweet Bastard”) by Russian singer Egor Kreed for signs of criminal offences.
The issue concerns a long-sleeved shirt worn by the artist featuring a stylized image of the main character from the film “Come and See” by Elem Klimov. The designers used the film poster, adding tattoos, piercings and the inscription “Distance Marking” to the character’s portrait.
“The screening of the music video sparked widespread public outcry and received negative reactions on various social networks and messaging platforms. The Prosecutor General’s Office has proposed that the Investigative Committee examine the circumstances outlined for signs of incitement to social hostility or discord, rehabilitation of Nazism, denial of the genocide of the Belarusian people, as well as other crimes,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said.
Kreed himself apologized for the shirt. He said he had not watched the film “Come and See” or heard of it, and therefore did not know that the image on the clothing was based on its poster. According to the singer, it was “just a designer item that was sitting on a shelf for sale” and he had not intended to convey “any political or historical message” through his look.
“The memory of the Great Patriotic War and the tragedy that people endured is sacred to me. This is our shared history, which I will always treat with respect,” the musician said.
Following the controversy, the image was blurred in the official music video, and the shirt was removed from the online store.