Three participants in ecological pickets were detained in Chelyabinsk

Police officers in Chelyabinsk detained three people who participated in single pickets against the construction of the Tominsky mining and processing plant. It is reported by "Ural. MBH Media. "

Two detainees are activists of the Ecological Movement "Stop GOK" Julianna Palenina and Sergey Voronchikhin. The name of the third detainee is still unknown. Activists were delivered to the police department, where they draw up protocols.

According to the police, the reason for the detention was that activists allegedly violated the minimum distance, which should be between the picketers - 50 meters. However, Palenina claims that the distance was much larger.

According to Znak, pickets are timed to the district meeting on the problems of ecology. Activists wanted to hold a rally at the same time, but they were refused coordination.

• Activists of Stop GOK oppose the construction of the Tominsky Mining and Processing Plant. Seven kilometers from Chelyabinsk. They fear pollution of air, soils and reservoirs where acids can be obtained by which copper is extracted. The ore is mined using explosions - there is a chance of destruction of houses.