A volunteer from Alexei Navalny’s headquarters was detained in Kazan

In Kazan, Anatoly Malov, a volunteer of the local headquarters of Alexei Navalny, was detained on Bauman Street. about this They write “Idel. Realities".

Malov was stopped by the police to check his passport, they conducted a personal examination of the young man. Police officers found leaflets about the boycott in the inside pocket of Malov's jacket.

“Now I am at the police stronghold on Kavi Najmi Street. The protocol has not yet been drawn up, ”Anatoly Malov told the publication. According to him, he did not hand out leaflets on the street.

UPD: according to the publication, the volunteer was taken to the Yapeev police department and released at about 00:20. Malov was fingerprinted and a footprint was taken from the boot. A protocol on an administrative offense was not drawn up against the activist.

“There was an employee of the Center “E”. Some questions were asked, including why I was detained, did I have glue with me, did I hand out leaflets. I was locked in a cell for an hour while the police filled out the paperwork. The leaflets were returned to me, I had 17 of them,” said Malov.

• On December 25, the Central Election Commission refused to register oppositionist Alexei Navalny as a presidential candidate in the 2018 elections due to an outstanding criminal record.

After that, the politician called for a boycott of the elections and reorganized his campaign headquarters into strike headquarters.

The police pursue Navalny's supporters, conduct searches at headquarters and seize campaign materials.