Police officers delivered the Coordinator of Open Russia in Tatarstan Ilya Novikov to the Vishnevsky police department, where they drew up a protocol for violating the established procedure for holding a picket (part 1 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The action was agreed. About this writes "Idel. Realities ".
On April 8, an art picket of Open Russia was held in Kazan, during which the participants in ironic form supported the policy of the President of Russia.
After drawing up the protocol, Novikov was taken to the Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan. “Idel. Realities ”reports that Novikov was accused of shouting the slogan“ Russia for Putin ”. According to the police, Novikov did not have the right to do so. In addition, the activist did not have an identification sign that he was the organizer
At the request of the defender, the judicial consideration was postponed on April 17 in connection with the activist's disease.
On April 6, Ilya Novikov was sent to pass 30 hours of compulsory work for participating in the anti -corruption action on March 26.