The court fined a resident of Arkhangelsk for singing the Russian anthem at a rally against the landfill in Shies

The Solombalsky District Court of Arkhangelsk fined environmental activist Anna Veshkurtseva, who sang the Russian anthem at a rally against the construction of a landfill in Shies. Znak.com drew attention to the court's decision .

According to the case file, on September 22, at a rally on Terekhin Square in Arkhangelsk, Veshkurtseva sang the Russian national anthem. The document lists cases when playing the anthem is permitted. This is the assumption of office by the President of the Russian Federation or heads of local governments, the opening of a meeting of the Federation Council, official flag-raising ceremonies, at holidays, sporting events and others.

Since the rally is not a ceremonial event, the judge concluded that Anna Veshkurtseva committed an administrative offense under the article “Violation of the procedure for the official use of state symbols of the Russian Federation.”

Construction of a landfill in the village of Shies has been underway since August 2018. They plan to transport waste from other regions there. Activists have been blocking the entrances to the landfill construction site since February 2019. They organized a round-the-clock watch on the road, which is not indicated on the maps; fuel tankers used this route to supply fuel to the construction site.

In September, pickets were held in several Russian cities in support of the 2nd Arkhangelsk United Air Squadron, whose pilots refused to service the construction of a landfill.