In St. Petersburg, police detained a supporter of the “Perpetual Protest” while leaving his house.

In St. Petersburg, Sergei Belyaev, a supporter of the Indefinite Protest and editor of the project I'm a Citizen, was detained by police at the exit from his house. This was reported in the telegram channel of the project.

According to the police, Belyaev was detained in connection with a report in the Crime Reporting Book (KSP) that the activist was allegedly connected with the organization of "mass riots."

The young man was taken to police department No. 5 of St. Petersburg.

13:25 The police tried to search Belyaev, but he said that he agreed to the search only in the presence of his lawyer. This was reported to OVD-Info by the activist himself.

According to him, the district police officer asked the witnesses to leave a record in the search report that Belyaev refused to search. However, witnesses noted that the activist did not refuse, but asked to wait for the defense counsel.

The witnesses refused to wait for the defender together with the policeman and left.

15:55 The activist was released from the police station without a protocol. The police searched and confiscated several posters from Belyaev. The young man refused to sign any documents.