Nationalist Andrei Martsev is on trial for participating in an anti-corruption rally

On May 23, the Volzhsky District Court began the trial of Saratov nationalist Andrei Martsev, who is accused of violating the rules of participation in public events (Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code); on March 26, he participated in an anti-corruption march. The news agency “Version” writes about this. Saratov".

The activist's defense stated that bringing Martsev to justice is impossible without the sanction of the regional prosecutor, since Andrei Martsev is a member of the precinct election commission with a decisive vote. The prosecutor's permission was not included in the case materials. The meeting was postponed to May 25 to confirm the status of a member of the election commission.

In early April, the activist received a call from an unknown person from his mother’s number and invited him to come for a conversation in connection with participation in an anti-corruption action. On April 25, Andrei Martsev was arrested for 10 days for reposting a video.