The Ministry of Internal Affairs demanded from Navalny's headquarters a justification for the politician's speech on a snowdrift in Tomsk

Representatives of the Tomsk Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a document to the headquarters of Alexei Navalny, in which they ask to provide the department with data on whether a notification was submitted to the mayor's office of the city about holding a mass event on March 17. in Tomsk On that day, the opening of Navalny's campaign headquarters took place , during which all participants were evacuated due to a bomb report. After that, Navalny continued his speech on a snowdrift next to the headquarters building. about this on Twitter . wrote Leonid Volkov, head of the politician's headquarters,

“A policeman by the name of Podkovyrkin came to us and handed over a notice, asked me to come to the police department to give explanations. I believe, judging by the fact that they ask if the event was agreed, they will now try to bring the headquarters evacuation under Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a meeting, rally, demonstration, procession or picketing),” Novaya Gazeta . reported head of headquarters in Tomsk Alena Khlestunova.