May 27, 2006 as part of the All-Russian campaign "No flashing lights!" A protest rally was held in Moscow, which the police tried to stop.

Reinforced squads of police and traffic police officers (more than 600 employees) were on duty from 11 am to 1 pm along the Volokolamsk highway in the area of the Tushino airfield, where the rally was supposed to take place. "By the appointed time, about a hundred cars were able to reach the airfield instead of the declared three thousand. The police officers drew up 17 administrative protocols for various violations by the rally participants ," a law enforcement source said.

Only on the Volokolamsk highway in the Tushino region, more than 100 protocols were drawn up against drivers.

According to the organizer of the action, the leader of the movement "Freedom of choice" Vyacheslav Lysakov, there were cases when traffic cops drew up administrative protocols for obviously far-fetched reasons. One was charged with hanging a slogan on board, and this violates the rules of the road. In addition, the drivers were required to remove the flags from the cars.

Sources

In Moscow, the police are trying to stop the action "No flashing lights!" // NEWSru.com. 2006. May 27.
The police tried to stop the action "No flashing lights!": More than 100 protocols were drawn up // Today.Ru. 2006. May 27.
Police: 100 cars took part in the action "No flashing lights" // Gazeta.Ru. 2006. May 27.

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