In St. Petersburg, they detained pickets against constitutional reform

In St. Petersburg, Alexander Tonkonogov was detained on a single picket. It is reported by the "lens of realities."

Police poured the activist to the ground, the reasons for the detention are unknown. He was taken to the police station at the metro station Gostiny Dvor.

Tonsonogov stood with a poster against changing the constitution.

The "Lens of Realues" published a video of the detention. Tonsonogosov was put on the ground and put on handcuffs.

19:58 Tonconogovova is being taken to the 28th police department in the Central District of St. Petersburg, the "Lens of Realuies" reports .

20:15 Near the metro station, Gostiny Dvor on a single picket was detained Alexander Kozichev, she said on the hotline of the OTD-Info.

20:23 Kozichev is also taken to the 28th police department, the "Lens of Realues" reports .

21:12 Alexander Kozichev is located in a car carrier in the courtyard of the 28th police department, the “realti lens” reports . In another autosak, possibly hold Alexander Tonconogov. The police officer on duty, according to the channel, claims that Tonsonogorov was not delivered to the department.

21:43 the detainees were brought to the police department, the “Realue Lens” reports . Alexander Tonsonogonov spent more than three hours in Avtosak.

March 26 00:07 Kozichev was released from the police department, the "Realue lens" reports . It drew up a protocol under an article on violation of picket rules (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

00:29 Tonkogogovo was also released with the protocol reports the "Lens of Realues." The activist immediately went home, what article he was charged with is unknown.

00:54 Alexander Tonsonogonov specified the OVD-Info that they made a protocol under the article on violation of picket rules (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The police considered that a single picket, as a public event, falls under the limitation of the number adopted in connection with the spread of coronavirus. The decree of the governor of St. Petersburg prohibits all mass and public events on the street, but allows you to gather in rooms with a number of up to 50 people.

The heading was changed due to the appearance of information about the detention of Alexandra Kozicheva

The news is changed. Earlier we wrote that in St. Petersburg, public events of up to 50 people are allowed. In fact, all "mass and other public events" are now prohibited. However, it is unclear why the police detain the participants in single pickets.

• Alexandra Tonsonogonov was detained after the memory of Boris Nemtsov’s memory and on other pickets in defense of the Constitution .
• February on February 15 was held in many regions against the change in the Constitution. Officials and security officials prevented the holding of shares in St. Petersburg , Arkhangelsk ,Moscow ,Ulan-Ude and other cities.