Organizer of rally in Izhevsk fined for Open Russia flags

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Izhevsk fined Igor Shumilov, the organizer of the rally against Udmurt Utility Systems, 10,000 rubles for violating the rules for holding a mass rally (Part 1 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). about this . writes The Strizh newspaper

According to the court, on August 31, the organizers illegally used the flags of Open Russia for the rally. The court referred to the decision of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation of April 26, 2017, according to which Otkrytaya Rossia (Great Britain) is an undesirable organization. Shumilov's spokesman insisted that there was no evidence that yellow flags with the words "Open Russia" were symbols of an undesirable organization.

On November 16, Igor Shumilov and several other participants were fined 10,000 rubles for a rally in support of Alexei Navalny, which took place in Izhevsk on October 7. On that day, 14 people were detained at the protests .

On April 26, the Prosecutor General's Office recognized the Open Russia movement as an organization whose activities the Russian authorities consider undesirable on the territory of the country. Several organizations related to the movement and Mikhail Khodorkovsky were recognized as undesirable: OR Otkrytaya Rossia (“Open Russia”), Institute of Modern Russia, Inc (“Institute of Modern Russia”), Open Russia Civic Movement, Open Russia (Public network movement “Open Russia").