70 protesters against pension reform were arrested in St. Petersburg

The United Press Service of the Courts of St. Petersburg published data on the consideration of cases of those detained on September 9 for protests against raising the retirement age.

In total, the courts considered 255 materials out of 301 received. 70 people were sent to arrest from 1 to 25 days, 11 were sentenced to compulsory labor for a period of 20 to 60 hours. 158 rally participants were fined from 5,000 to 20,000 rubles.

With regard to one person, the case was dismissed due to non-involvement, and the courts returned 15 materials to the police.

The action against raising the retirement age was held on September 9 in many cities of Russia. In St. Petersburg, the police behaved most brutally and detained the largest number of protesters.