Participants in pickets against amendments to the Constitution and political persecution were detained in St. Petersburg

Police in St. Petersburg at the metro station "Chernyshevskaya" detained picketer Olga Smirnova, holding a poster in support of the mathematician Azat Miftakhov, who is in jail. This was reported to OVD-Info by civil activist Marina Ken.

Judging by the recording published by the telegram channel “Yagrazhdanin!”, the police dragged the woman by her arms and legs. According to Marina Ken, Smirnova was taken to the 78th police department of St. Petersburg. The reason for the detention was the decision of the city administration to ban public events in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.

A protocol on the delivery of administrative detainees is drawn up against her.

20:45 near the Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro station Anna Mezhova was also detained , reports Yagrazhdanin!. The reason for the detention was also called restrictions in connection with the coronavirus. She was taken to the 78th police department.

21:50 Six more detainees in St. Petersburg: Pavel Ivankin, Nikolai Pchelnikov, Alexandra Kozicheva, Ilya Barashkin, Ilya Tkachenko, and Yan Kutin, the author of the Objective of Realities telegram channel, Marina Ken told OVD-Info.

The "Lens of Realities" also receives information about detentions. Kozicheva was holding a poster with the inscription "Back off." The reason for the detention is the same - restrictive measures in connection with the coronavirus. The activists will be taken to the 78th police department.

22:35 All the detainees were brought to the 78th police department of St. Petersburg. Their passports were taken away, and Olga Smirnova was threatened with an arrest article if she did not put her phone away, reports Agit Rossiya. Some people are kept in a paddy wagon.

23:25 For all detainees, protocols are drawn up under part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (participation in an uncoordinated action). Olga Smirnova has already been released from the department with the relevant article.

01:20 All the detained picketers were released from the police department with protocols under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, reports Objective Realii . Force was used against the activists in the police department.

Title changed due to new arrests