The Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily said the lawsuits were filed against Madonna, concert organisers PMI company and the concert hall, said Alexander Pochuyev, lawyer for the plaintiffs. <img alt="Madonna" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/oct/Madonna.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 627px; " /> Madonna. Pic/Santa Banta Nine people filed lawsuits demanding compensation for &#39;moral damages&#39; stemming from &#39;the open promotion of homosexuality&#39; during her Aug 9 concert in Russia&#39;s second largest city. A group of activists from St. Petersburg-based civil group Parental Control asked police to investigate the concert, claiming that children as young as 12 were in attendance.u00a0They accused the singer of violating a local law prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality among minors. During her show at St. Peterburg&#39;s largest concert hall, which was attended by 25,000 people, Madonna complained about &quot;growing intolerance&quot; in the world and called for solidarity with gays and lesbians. She had pink arm-bands distributed in the audience and asked her fans to raise their hands in a show of support for homosexuals. Madonna also spoke out in support of all-female group Pussy Riot. Three members of the band were sentenced to two years in jail over a February protest in Moscow&#39;s largest cathedral against the Orthodox Church&#39;s support for Vladimir Putin ahead of the presidential polls. St. Petersburg&#39;s controversial law came into effect in March and has been strongly criticised by rights groups.

A court in St. Petersburg will start a preliminary hearing into lawsuits against pop diva Madonna and organisers of her recent concert, seeking 333 million rubles (around USD 10.5 million) for violating a ban on gay propaganda.

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