A minor girl was detained in Moscow for a solo picket against torture

In Moscow, in the Arbat district, a minor participant in an “indefinite protest” was detained, who was standing in a solitary picket against torture. This was reported to OVD-Info by the activist of "Indefinitely" Alexei Sizov.

According to Sizov, the girl was standing in a solo picket, but the security guard of one of the enterprises near which the action was taking place began to demand that she and other activists leave. After a skirmish, the participants of Indefinitely called the police, but the law enforcement officers, instead of dealing with the guards, detained the girl.

She is being taken to the police department in the Arbat district.

UPD 23:10 Aleksey Sizov said that the girl would be taken to one of the hospitals in the Sviblovo district, where she would spend the night. The police refused to let the activist go until her parents arrived, who would only be able to pick her up the next day.

UPD March 21 In the hospital, blood was taken from the detainee from a vein - according to her friend, who contacted OVD-Info, the girl was told that they would not let her go otherwise. The police also temporarily confiscated her laptop, phone, outerwear.

In the morning, the girl was released, her belongings were returned, and she was released from the hospital. The police took the poster from her.