In Moscow, two activists were fined for a promotion with a banner in support of political prisoners from the State Duma

The Tver District Court of Moscow fined 15 thousand rubles each Tatyana Kolobakina and George Maltz - participants in the action with the banner’s posting in support of the political prisoners on the fence of the State Duma. Itis reported by "MBH Media" from the court.

Activists were found guilty under the article on participation in an inconsistent mass event (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). They and several more people detained on February 3 near the State Duma, where they hung in a banner with the inscription "Freedom to all political prisoners." Some of them during the promotion chained themselves to the fence.

Previously, the Tver court appointed 10 thousand rubles a fine for other detainees in this action - Alexander Popova and activist of ANS Andrei Ovchinnikov.

Activists were detained by the FSO officers before the police arrived. After that, the seven participants in the action, as well as the photographer, which illuminated the events, was delivered to the Tver police department. There, the detainees, including the photographer, drew up protocols, and after a while released. Employees of the EE center came to the detainees in the police department.

• During the action at the State Duma, activists demanded the immediate liberation of the persecuted in the Moscow case, the affairs of the “new greatness” and “network”, in the “ Rostov case ”, as well as Azat Miftakhov and other political prisoners.