Spray with hatred

In St. Petersburg, after the LGBT campaign on the Marse Field on its participants and journalists, an attack was attacked. It is reported by Fontanka.ru.

Up to 100 people participated in the action. The audience decided not to hold a procession that was not agreed by the city authorities. The protesters held rainbow flags.

Even before the end of the LGBT Praid, short-haired young people of sports physique began to gather on the Marse Field. However, employees of the Russian Guard did not allow them to approach the activists.

After completing the action, activists and journalists began to disperse. When they crossed the bridge near Marsov Paul, young people attacked them in tracksuits and sprayed pepper cans in their face. At least six activists, journalists Fontanka and the Real Time, photographer David Frenkel were injured.

According to Frenkel, at least 15 employees of the Russian Guard, who did not try to prevent the attackers, watched the incident.

Several victims who received severe burns were sent to the hospital by ambulances.

In addition, after the end of the promotion, the police detained Anna Grabetskaya, who got into a single picket, reports the OVD-info. She held the poster "I love my wife." Grabetskoy is accused under Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (disobedience to the legal requirements of police officers) and part 5 of Article 20.2 (violation of the procedure for participating in the action). From the department, the detainee, accompanied by police officers, was taken to the hospital, she complained about abdominal pain.

Video: "Present"

The faces of LGBT activists and journalists in St. Petersburg sprayed pepper gas twice. Video of the attack Pic.twitter.com/vezvapsnzq

- present (@currenttimetv) August 12, 2017

The Committee on the Law, Law Order and Security of the Government of St. Petersburg eleven times refused to accept a notification of the LGBT action on the Marse Field, citing the fact that the place is occupied by cultural events. On July 12 of last year, activists without approval entered the action under the slogan "Exit" for freedom of assembly. "Several people were detained.

On August 30, 2016, the Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg terminated the case against the detained LGBT activists, not seeing the composition of the administrative offense in their holding an action for freedom of assembly. The judge indicated that the only restriction on rallies in the city’s guide parks without notice could be the maximum number of shares, which is established by regional legislation. In St. Petersburg, this is two hundred people.