In Irkutsk, OPR coordinator was fined for a car rally

On April 12, the Kuibyshevsky District Court of Irkutsk fined the regional coordinator of the Association of Carriers of Russia, Sergei Khmelev, 10 thousand rubles. The court found the activist guilty of participating in an unapproved rally (Part 5, Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code). “Arguments and Facts” write about this in Irkutsk.

Khmelev was detained for 48 hours on the evening of April 3 next to the trucks standing in the strike; initially he was accused of violating the procedure for organizing a rally (Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code). On April 5, after a preliminary hearing, the activist was released .

Sergei Khmelev announced his intention to appeal the court decision on the staff.