Russian singer Polina Gagarina has filed a lawsuit in the European Court over sanctions against her.
Singer Polina Gagarina has filed a lawsuit in the European Court challenging the EU sanctions imposed against her.
Information about the filed claim appeared on the official website of the authority curia.europa.eu .
Gagarina believes that the EU Council violated her rights when introducing restrictions.
In her lawsuit, Gagarina pointed out violations on the part of the EU Council.
She stressed that the principles of freedom of speech and her rights as an artist were violated.
Gagarina claims that no reason for the sanctions was given.
The lawsuit was filed to demand the lifting of restrictions that were imposed on the singer as part of the 14th package of EU sanctions.
When imposing sanctions, the EU Council assumed that the singer could have received significant income for participating in propaganda events and programs.