The Votkinsk District Court of the Udmurt Republic fined Ildar Zakirov, the organizer of the rally against the sale of the city's power grids, for 150,000 rubles. He was found guilty of repeated violation of the rules of the event (part 8 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) for the discrepancy between the poster and the speeches of other participants in the event. about this Writes "Ideal. Realities".
The rally was held on April 28 in the city of Votkinsk. About 200 people took part in it, who opposed the sale of the Votkinsk City Electric Networks, owned by the city. The administration plans to raise 306 million rubles from the sale, which will be used to repair social facilities.
The police report says that they drew up a protocol against Zakirov because another participant of the action stood for 25 minutes with a banner “We say no to the predatory reform of municipal solid waste management, give a reduction in tariffs.” Another reason for the protocol was that during a speech, another participant in the rally chanted “We are the power here” and suggested that the deputy head for public order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Udmurtia go back to Izhevsk.