The regional court refused to satisfy complaints about the arrest of Artem Loskutov

The Novosibirsk Regional Court today dismissed two appeals against the administrative arrests of the artist Artem Loskutov. It is reported by RBC with reference to the artist's lawyer Valentin Demidenko.

“In satisfaction of complaints against a court decision under Art. 20.2 and Art. 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation we were denied,” the lawyer said.

Demidenko also noted that he had prepared a complaint against the decision to fine Loskotov 5,000 rubles.

Loskutov himself did not attend the court hearings, because, as he himself said in an interview with OVD-Info, after his release from the special detention center he left for Moscow.

Recall that this year the administration of Novosibirsk for the first time refused to agree on the holding of the "Monstration" - an event invented by Loskutov with absurdist slogans. When the Monstration participants tried to join the big May Day procession, the police did not let them in. As a result, people walked along Krasny Prospekt with posters for some time, after which they went to the city hall building, since the head of the city administration, Anatoly Lokot, promised to join the Monstration. After everyone dispersed, the police detained Loskutov.

On May 2, the Zaeltsovsky District Court of Novosibirsk found artist Artem Loskutov guilty of participating in an unauthorized event that interfered with the functioning of life support facilities, transport or social infrastructure, communications, pedestrian and (or) vehicles, or citizens' access to residential premises or transport or social facilities. infrastructure (3rd part of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), as well as in disobedience to the lawful demands of police officers (Article 19.3). Under both articles, Loskutov was sentenced to 10 days of arrest, according to the court decision, in fact, Loskutov had to serve 10 days. The Central District Court of Novosibirsk also found Loskutov guilty of organizing an uncoordinated event near the mayor's office on May 1 and sentenced him to a fine of five thousand rubles.

Artem Loskutov: “It is not known with whom we will have to coordinate the “Monstrations” further”