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In Tatarstan, a court fined a truck driver protesting against Platon
The Pestrechinsky District Court of Tatarstan found the carrier Vladislav Abramov guilty of participating in an uncoordinated action of truckers on March 27 and fined him 10,000 rubles. about this Writes "Idel. Realii” with reference to the representative of Abramov, the lawyer of “Open Law” Elsa Nisanbekova.
On March 31, the police drew up a protocol against Abramov under Part 2 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (organizing or holding a public event without filing a notification in the prescribed manner). Nisanbekova insisted in court that the truckers were not holding a rally, but a meeting. The court decided to reclassify Abramov's actions to part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (violation of the established procedure for holding a rally by a participant in a public event). Nisanbekova intends to appeal against the court decision.
On March 27, carriers of Tatarstan took part in an all-Russian action against the Platon system. About 200 drivers lined up cars on the side of the road on the M-7 highway near Kazan.