In Yekaterinburg, an activist was awarded part of the compensation for poor conditions during administrative arrest

The Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg awarded compensation of 3 thousand rubles to activist Viktor Baldin for inadequately harsh conditions of detention during administrative arrest last fall. This was reported by the publication “Ural. MBH Media".

In October 2019, Baldin, an activist of the Yekaterinburg - For Freedom movement, was found guilty of demonstrating extremist symbols (Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), first because of a publication depicting the Artpodgotovka flag in Odnoklassniki, then because of similar post on Facebook, twice sentencing him to 5 days of administrative arrest.

To serve his arrest, Baldin was sent not to a special detention center, as required, but to a temporary detention center with worse conditions, Ural reports. MBH Media". Baldin, with the help of defense attorney Sergei Tiunov, filed a complaint about the conditions of detention: no cell for non-smokers, no benches, tea and boiling water, a dirty blanket with “dried poop ,” he said .

The applicants demanded more than 700 thousand rubles as compensation. However, the court awarded 3 thousand rubles to Baldin and 4 thousand rubles to Tiunov for the work of the defense lawyer.

• Baldin opposes the construction of a temple on the site of a park in Yekaterinburg. Before his arrest, he planned to hold a march against the survey about the construction site of the temple. The action planned for October 12 was not approved.
• The movement of nationalist Vyacheslav Maltsev “Artpodgotovka” was recognized as extremist in 2017 by a decision of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Court.
• In Yekaterinburg, on May 13, an action began against the construction of the Church of St. Catherine on the site of the park near the Drama Theater. First, the protesters were dispersed by supporters of the construction, then by law enforcement officers. The most massive arrests occurred on May 15th - on that day at least 70 participants were in paddy wagons and police departments. In total, more than 100 people were detained during the protests.