Harry Potter: Occult propaganda?

  December 26, 2002 at 8:34 AM ET
      iharrypotter.net
 

MOSCOW - Prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether the Harry Potter series of children's books incite religious hatred, an official said Wednesday.

The investigation was started at the request of a Moscow woman who was upset by the novels, said Svetlana Petrenko, a spokeswoman for the city prosecutor's office.

Petrenko gave no futher details on the complaint. The Interfax news agency reported that the woman who sought the investigation believes the second volume in the series contains occult propaganda.

Petrenko said an investigation is required under law when a request is filed. Once the investigation is completed, prosecutors will determine if any criminal charges will be filed, she said.

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