Russian Guards detained members of the Alliance of Teachers trade union during an inspection in a kindergarten

In St. Petersburg, law enforcement officers detained participants in the inspection of the Alliance of Teachers trade union during an inspection of working conditions in kindergarten No. 5. This was reported on Twitter by Navalny's St. Petersburg headquarters.

Despite the fact that members of the trade union showed official documents to the employees of the kindergarten, the directorate called the riot police and the National Guard. As a result, municipal deputy Daniil Ken and videographer of Alexei Navalny's headquarters Alexander Gonzurevsky, who was authorized by the trade union and sent to a kindergarten for an inspection, were detained.

“Our lawyer went to police station No. 19 to see the detainees. So far, the content of the protocols drawn up on them is unknown, ”said OVD-Info in the press center of Navalny’s headquarters.

The head of the local headquarters of Alexei Navalny, Alexander Shurshev , told MBKh Media that the reason for Ken's detention was the lack of registration. Gonzurevsky was allegedly detained for beating a methodologist from a kindergarten.

19:00 In a telegram from Navalny's headquarters in St. Petersburg, it is reported that both detainees are charged with petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code) and violation of access control (Article 20.17 of the Administrative Code), and Ken is also charged with beatings (Article 6.1.1 of the Administrative Code), that is he is accused of beating the Methodist, not Gonzurevsky. Human rights activist Dinar Idrisov, in an interview with OVD-Info, noted that an expert's opinion is needed to draw up a protocol under the article on beatings.

• The Alliance of Teachers is a trade union working at the interregional level. Its members are engaged in protecting the rights of employees in the educational sector.