A participant in a spring rally against the construction of a landfill was detained in Arkhangelsk

In Arkhangelsk, Ilya Rykov, an activist of the Clean Sever 29 environmental movement, was detained at the railway station. It is reported by North-West. MBKh media" according to Rykov himself.

“I was going to leave for Kotlas for the congress of the Stop Shies coalition. But at the station, the police approached me and detained me. They said that they have an orientation for me, ”Rykov’s story leads the publication.

The police department found out that the detention was connected with a rally against the construction of a landfill near the Shies station, which took place on April 7, 2019 in the city center. Protocols were drawn up against Rykov under Part 5 of Art. 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation by the participant of the rules for holding the promotion) and under Part 6.1 of Art. 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (participation in an uncoordinated action that resulted in a violation of the movement of pedestrians and transport). One protocol was drawn up because of the action, and the second because of the demonstration that took place on the same day.

Apparently, Rykov has already been released. He was scheduled for a hearing on December 22. Rykov himself organizes actions for the separate collection of garbage in neighboring Severodvinsk.

• In Arkhangelsk, on April 7, a large action was held against the construction of a landfill in the region for the import of garbage from Moscow. During the rally, the police did not detain anyone, but later the arrests of the participants began. In total, about 40 people were fined. At the same time, some participants are fined separately for participating in an uncoordinated procession and an uncoordinated rally. According to 29.ru, the total amount of fines for participation in this action exceeded 1.9 million rubles.
• In addition, participation in the rally on April 7 became the reason for initiating a criminal case against local activist Andrei Borovikov under the article on “repeated” violations of the rules for holding rallies (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code). In September, the court appointed him 400 hours of compulsory work.
• Since August 2018, protests have been regularly held near the Shies station in the Arkhangelsk region, as well as in Arkhangelsk itself and in Syktyvkar. Local residents oppose the construction of a landfill for municipal solid waste, where, according to plans, Moscow garbage should be taken out.