In Dagestan, two women were fined for not standing up during the Russian national anthem. One of them stated in court that she could not get up because she felt unwell, the other because she was holding a child on her lap. The judge did not consider this to be a valid reason, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Dagestan reported. It happened during the festive meeting on September 1 in the building of the Republican Education Center in the city of Kaspiysk. The women pleaded not guilty in court. The judge fined them 2,500 rubles.