The ECHR awarded 5,750 euros to a St. Petersburg woman for detention after a protest on June 12

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) awarded 3,250 euros in compensation for moral damage and 2,500 euros in costs to St. Petersburg resident Katerina Korneyeva for her detention after a protest on June 12, 2017, reports Apology of Protest. The decision was published on the court's website.

The applicant insisted that she did not participate in the protest, but she was still taken to the police station and kept there for more than a day.

The ECHR found that the Russian authorities violated Articles 5 (right to freedom) and 6 (right to a fair trial) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights. In addition, the European Court considered it illegal that Korneeva was fined both for disobedience to police officers (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) and for violating the rules of holding rallies (20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), since it cannot be punished twice for the same act.

On Russia Day, June 12, 2017, rallies against corruption were held throughout Russia. More than a thousand people were detained .