Detention in Perm

On June 11, 2006, a public lecture was held in Perm by Sergei Mironov, Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation. However, the police did not let public activist Roman Yushkov and four of his comrades, well-known in the city, into the hall.

When R. Yushkov, indignant at what was happening, according to him, began to loudly appeal to the media about the injustice that was happening, all five were detained, accused of holding an unsanctioned rally. R. Yushkov was accused of disobeying the lawful order of the police officers and kept in a special detention center on June 11 and 12, 2006.

A slightly different version of events is presented on the Pravda.Info website. From the message on the site it follows that a group of activists, led by Roman Yushkov, who were protesting against illegal construction, was detained. The activists did not have time to unfold the posters, and R. Yushkov had nothing in his hands.

Reports of administrative offenses were drawn up for all the detainees, and Roman Yushkov was placed in a special detention center, citing the fact that he would be tried under a criminal article.

On June 12, 2006, Yushkov was taken from the special detention center to the court, where, seeing that they intended to try him only on the basis of a police report, the activist demanded witness statements and video recordings. The court session has been adjourned.

R. Yushkov is sure that his indignation cannot be called a rally, and there was no disobedience either. Witnesses, including journalists who filmed the incident, can confirm his correctness.

Sources

• Perm police: "preventive detentions"? // Human rights in Russia. civilian control. 2006. June 13.
• In Perm, an activist of the Anarcho-Ecological Resistance was detained for trying to contact S. Mironov // True.Info. 2006. June 13.