In St. Petersburg, participants in a mourning event laying flowers at the building of the Constitutional Court were detained

In St. Petersburg, the police detained Andrei Davydov, a participant in a mourning event with the laying of flowers at the building of the Constitutional Court. this The detainee announced on his Twitter.

According to MBH Media, the police detained him allegedly "for crossing the road in the wrong place." He is currently in the police car.

14:45 The police also detained Anastasia Burakova, chairman of the public organization Open Russia. It is reported by North-West. MBKh Media.

According to the publication, Burakova is charged with violating the rules for holding a public event (Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). What exactly the police saw as a violation is currently unknown.

17:55 A protocol was drawn up against Anastasia Burakova under the article on violation of the rules for participation in the action (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), reports . MBKh media

The chairman of Open Russia told the publication that she had signed a commitment to appear. She assumes that she will be released soon.

According to Burakova, a protocol was drawn up against Davydov under the article on crossing the carriageway in the wrong place (part 1 of article 12.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

18:10 Davydov was fined 500 rubles and released, he said on his Twitter.

He did not specify under which article he was fined, but probably under the article on crossing the carriageway in the wrong place (part 1 of article 12.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The sanction of the article provides for a warning or a fine of 500 rubles.

19:50 Anastasia Burakova was also released from the police department, she said in her telegram channel.

“What is imputed: the laying of flowers, and the means of visual agitation is the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Do not take the Constitution to funerals and commemorations, you run the risk of leaving for an uncoordinated event, ”writes Burakova.

The news title has been changed due to information about the detention of Anastasia Burakova

• On March 10, Vladimir Putin supported an amendment by deputy Valentina Tereshkova, who proposed giving the president the opportunity to run for two new terms after the adoption of amendments to the Constitution. The draft law on March 11 in the third reading was adopted by the State Duma, and also approved by the Federation Council. Already on March 12, the amendments were approved by the regional parliaments, and on March 14, Putin signed the law on amendments. A few hours after that, despite the holiday, the Constitutional Court began to review the law on amendments for compliance with the Constitution.