The court arrested two protesters in Moscow on charges of violence against police. Updated

The Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow arrested for two months a participant in an uncoordinated protest action, 24-year-old Viktor Fedoseev and 36-year-old Vasily Kostylev, who were charged with using violence against police officers, the Dozhd TV channel . reported

Before the meeting, Fedoseev showed his injuries received during the arrest. According to the defense, he was diagnosed with a concussion and numerous injuries.

A man who looks like Kostylev was caught in a video by pro-Kremlin blogger Ilias Mercouri. In this video, you can see how he calls on the protesters to join up, and then riot police attack him and beat him with truncheons.

On September 9, on a single voting day, rallies were held throughout Russia against the pension reform. Protest actions in 59 cities could not be coordinated. The police detained about 1018 people. Most of the detentions were in St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg (at least 452 and 183, respectively).

Among those detained were at least 60 minors. In addition, cultural figures announced a fundraiser for legal assistance to detainees for participating in uncoordinated protests.