The court terminated the administration of the Federation of Trade Unions of the Arkhangelsk Region for last year's May Day

On April 29, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Arkhangelsk dismissed the administrative case against the Federation of Trade Unions of the Arkhangelsk Region, initiated due to the May Day demonstration in 2018. about it . writes 7×7

The court recognized that the demonstration took place without violations and terminated the proceedings under Part 1 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation by the organizer of the procedure for holding a public event). According to a representative of the Federation of Trade Unions, the city administration agreed on the action, and during the event itself, the organizers did not receive any complaints.

The protocol on an administrative offense was drawn up by the police officers in October 2018. The document stated that the Federation of Trade Unions of the Arkhangelsk Region held a demonstration at a distance of less than 50 meters from shops, as well as from buildings occupied by children's, cultural, educational, and medical organizations. Despite the fact that this does not comply with the requirements of the regional law No. 149-9 on holding public events, the Arkhangelsk administration agreed to hold a demonstration with the blocking of traffic along the route stated in the notice.

According to the newspaper, in 2019, the city authorities did not agree to the Federation of Trade Unions to hold a May Day rally, citing a ban on anti-garbage protests. Instead, the city will host a mass event without slogans and banners.