The Kirovsky District Court of St. Petersburg fined Alexandra Shelepova and Yuri Gavrikov 10,000 rubles each for participating in a rally in support of LGBT people. About this writes "Zaks.ru" with reference to the activist of the "Alliance of Heterosexuals and LGBT for Equality" Alexei Nazarov.

Shelepova and Gavrikov were found guilty of violating the rules for holding the rally (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

Earlier, two other LGBT activists Vyacheslav Vereshchagin and a priest of the Association of Christian Eucharistic Communities Alexander Khmelev were fined 150 and 170 rubles respectively for the same action. Another participant in the action, Alexander Akshentsev, was fined 10,000 rubles. In addition, underage participants of the action were summoned to the Commission on juvenile affairs.

On August 4, after the city administration did not agree on the procession of the St. Petersburg Pride, a series of single-person pickets were held on Palace Square demanding the right to freedom of assembly for LGBT people. Shortly after the start of the action, employees of the National Guard began to disperse and detain those who came to the square.
In total, law enforcement officers detained 30 people. They were taken to police departments No. 78, No. 74, No. 64, No. 54 and No. 29. Protocols were drawn up against the detainees under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. Protocols were drawn up against several activists under Part 8 of Art. 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (repeated violation of the order of the event).

The court fined two more participants of the LGBT rally on Palace Square