The court for the first time fined a participant in protests against the construction of a temple in Yekaterinburg - 12 thousand rubles

For participation in an unauthorized public event.

The Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg for the first time fined a participant in protests against the construction of a temple on the site of a park in Yekaterinburg. For Stanislav Melnichenko, the fine amounted to 12 thousand rubles, reported . Interfax

He was fined under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of the rules for holding an event by a participant). Melnichenko told OVD-info that he did not speak out in defense of the square, but was simply nearby. He also added that the police tried to force him to agree with the protocol, in which Melnichenko was identified as a participant in the action and demanded a confession that he swore.

On May 6, the fourth protest in four days took place in Yekaterinburg against the construction of a temple on the site of a public garden. to see it for the first time The mayor of the city came and was greeted with shouts of “shame” and “resign.” Earlier that day, Putin proposed conducting a survey among residents of Yekaterinburg on the issue of building a temple. On May 21, builders dismantled the fence in the park.

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