The organizer of a rally against corruption in Saransk is charged with beatings and petty hooliganism

In Saransk, on March 23, police detained the organizer of an anti-corruption rally, Kirill Matyavin. The activist is charged with Art. 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (petty hooliganism) and Art. 116 of the Criminal Code (beatings). This was reported on the page of the event in the social network "VKontakte".

The court session is to be held today at the Oktyabrsky District Court of the city of Saransk. It is assumed that the court will first consider an administrative offense, and then they will choose a measure of restraint in a criminal case. about this on his Facebook page . writes Human rights activist Sergei Maryin

The detention took place when Matyavin left the house. A girl approached him on the street and asked where the pharmacy was, then she started screaming that she had been hit. After that, the activist was detained. He was taken to OP No. 1 of the city of Saransk, where his phone was confiscated. Maryin also writes about this on the social network Facebook.