130 protesters in support of Muslims were detained in St. Petersburg

at a rally in St. Petersburg in support of Muslims in Myanmar were detained One hundred and thirty participants reports with reference to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. , Fontanka

As told to the publication in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the detainees draw up protocols for participation in an uncoordinated action (Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), some for failure to comply with the lawful requirements of police officers (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Earlier it was reported that the participants were detained only to check documents.

In total, about 200 people took part in the action; the St. Petersburg administration rejected an earlier application for approval of the rally.

upd. 20:45 According to an interlocutor in the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, “by 7 pm on September 10, it is known that 139 people were taken to the departments of the Primorsky, Central, Krasnoselsky and Nevsky districts of the city. None of them has a protocol on the ‘rally’ article.” To date, protocols have been drawn up for 32 people. In particular, 17 detainees are charged with petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Another 14 citizens received protocols for violating the rules for the stay of foreign citizens and stateless persons (Article 18.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). One person received a protocol under Art. 20.25 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (evasion from the execution of an administrative penalty).