Eksmo has sent its partners a list of books with LGBT propaganda for withdrawal from sale.

Eksmo Publishing House has sent a letter to its trading partners with a list of books that need to be withdrawn from sale or disposed of in connection with the investigation into LGBT propaganda (the movement is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia). This was announced on May 15 in the press service of the publishing house.

"Eksmo Publishing House confirms the list of books and its shipment to trading partners. This is a requirement to suspend sales in connection with investigative actions," RBC cites the text of the statement.

Book confessions: Eksmo employees may be accused of LGBT propaganda

The investigation is preparing documents on the arrest of three managers of the publishing house in the case of extremism

Anatoly Norovyatkin, Director of distribution at Eksmo Publishing house, and about 10 other people were detained in Moscow on May 15 as part of an investigation into a criminal case on extremism. Investigative actions are being carried out with them. The detainees face sentences of up to eight years in prison for LGBT propaganda.

Later, the main investigative department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the capital reported the detention of members of an extremist organization suspected of publishing and selling books promoting LGBT people. We are talking about three employees of Individuum Print LLC, who published and sold banned publications for selfish reasons.

On May 14, the Eksmo press service informed Izvestia that law enforcement officers had seized Popcorn Books from them in the case of LGBT propaganda. They noted that Eksmo's lawyers are investigating the situation and are trying to obtain additional information. They have not yet been provided with official copies of the documents.