The court fined the organizer of the anti-corruption action on March 26 in Syktyvkar

The Syktyvkar City Court recognized the anti-corruption action on March 26 as uncoordinated and fined its organizer Anatoly Misharin 10 thousand rubles, reports 7x7.

According to Misharin, he submitted a notice of the rally to the administration and asked the police to ensure its peaceful holding. At the same time, he added that the protocol that he received after the arrest indicated “did not receive consent.” The activist tried to clarify whether we were talking about consent or coordination.

The representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs insisted that there were no documents confirming the approval of the event. Misharin's defense attorney, Ernest Mezak, argued that the administration mentioned Hyde Parks in its response, but did not directly suggest them.

The publication notes that the organizers were ready to hold the event in Michurinsky Park, but the mayor’s office did not allow it to be held there because of the event to “promote a healthy lifestyle and Vedic culture.”

“If the authority does not propose an alternative, the mass event shall be deemed to be permitted at the location specified in the notification. If Misharin did not receive an offer for the location of the event, he could not accept or reject it,” Mezak said.

He also asked what the public danger of the rally was. The representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs claimed that there was one, but could not formulate what it was.

Misharin himself considers the action legal and refers to Article 31 of the Russian Constitution, according to which citizens have the right to assemble peacefully, without weapons and to hold meetings, rallies, demonstrations, processions and pickets.

He is also confident that the city administration has exceeded its powers. Misharin filed an application with the city court for unlawful obstruction of an assembly, rally, or procession (Article 149 of the Criminal Code). The defense intends to appeal the decision to the Komi Supreme Court.

On March 26, protests were held in dozens of Russian cities, which were initiated by Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation. The oppositionists called on the protesters to take to the streets and demand answers from the authorities to the data presented in the FBK investigation “He’s not Dimon for you” about Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his property.