The court fined a volunteer of Navalny's headquarters in Rostov-on-Don for participating in the rally on March 26

A court in Rostov-on-Don fined Timofey Martynenko, a volunteer from the campaign headquarters of Alexei Navalny, 15,000 rubles. about this . writes The "Caucasian Knot"

The administrative protocol, which was read out by the judge, notes that on March 26, at an “unauthorized rally”, Martynenko, “having received a sound amplification device, said that he had come to defend his rights, and spoke about the threats of expulsion from universities for participating in the rally, and also called for publicity ".

Martynenko does not deny that he participated in the rally, but clarifies that he was not familiar with the organizers, and learned about the event from a meeting on Vkontakte. The activist's lawyer said the court's decision would be appealed. He noted that during the action, the police and representatives of the mayor's office did not ask the audience to disperse.

The activist was detained on May 25. Police officers came to him at the university and took him to the department. A protocol was drawn up against Martynenko on violation of the rules for participation in a public action (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and released .