Primorye: About 20 people were detained at the conference of "Open Russia"

In Vladivostok, in the hall of the Equator Hotel, on June 12, about 20 participants in the Constituent Conference of Open Russia detained on June 12. Several people were beaten.

At the headquarters of Navalny in Vladivostok, an open Russia conference was held with the participation of Andrei Pivovarov @brewerov . Employees of the ED center flew, detained and taken to the department of about 20 people, including our coordinator Vladimir Dubovsky @lenkrai

- Oleg Stepanov (@olsnov) June 12, 2018

This was announced by the coordinator of the headquarters of Alexei Navalny in Moscow Oleg Stepanov, citing the coordinator of the headquarters in Vladivostok, Dmitry Dubovsky. Stepanov said that "several people were beaten by the police to the blood during the so -called" detention ", in fact, a raid to a harmless conference." Stepanov said that the Open Russia still chose the Council composition and completed the conference.

On the page of the Open Russia, the social networks VKontakte reports that the police "behaved tough: they used strength, rude, detained Andrei Pivovarov, Natalya Gryaznevich, two local activists and coordinator of Navalny's headquarters.

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Stepanov said that Dubovsky and the coordinator of Open Russia in Vladivostok Andrei Yarotsky are left in the cell before the court after the detention at the conference, what grounds for the arrest and article are now unknown.

The police "decide" what to do. Feel, they want to leave it overnight. Damn, it was necessary to go in jeans and sneakers, and I was dispersed something. All the time I forget that I live in Russia.

- Natasha Gryaznevich (@nataliagraz) June 12, 2018

Press Secretary of Open Russia Natalya Gryaznevich, said on her Twitter that they were not allowed a lawyer. The press service of the movement believes that civil activists will be left in the police at night.

This woman commanded everyone, the cops among themselves called her “queen”. And the jacket was broken by the bald major Sergey on the right Pic.twitter.com/zux8ectjqa

- Andrey Pivovovarov (@brewerov) June 12, 2018

Pivovarov took a personal backpack and did not return until now. He considers the actions of the police unlawful. One of the activists wrote a statement for the actions of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The press service of the regional police of the detention of Open Russia activists of Siberia. Realities refused to comment.