Dozhd correspondent detained in Kuskovo park fined 600 rubles

Judge of the Perovsky District Court of Moscow Olesya Turlanova imposed a fine of 600 rubles on Dozhd TV channel correspondent Vasily Polonsky on charges of disobedience to a police officer (Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code). This was reported by a Mediazona correspondent. He will appeal the decision.

Most of the activists detained along with Polonsky on the night of December 29 were fined 500 rubles or 1 thousand, depending on their gender. For some, the meeting was postponed to January 9.

of the meeting on Polonsky The press was kicked out , but soon the journalists were allowed back into the hall, but were prohibited from making audio recordings. Turlanova also refused to listen to witnesses or watch the video recording from the place of detention.

On the night of December 29, Polonsky was detained in Kuskovo Park in eastern Moscow, where he had arrived to film a story about cutting down trees. In addition, 11 activists who opposed the deforestation of the park were detained in the park; they were also accused of disobeying the police.

Earlier, one of the activists said that the police, workers and several pieces of equipment arrived at the park: the police cordoned off the area, and the workers began cutting down trees. Activists protesting against the deforestation of the park wrote an appeal to the presidential administration, which noted that the deforestation was taking place without the necessary documents and did not correspond to the project for the construction of the highway.