In Perm, the police dropped the administrative case against the picketer

In Perm, the police closed an administrative case following the detention of journalist Mikhail Danilovich. this He reports on his Facebook.

Danilovich was detained on July 8, 2020 near the building of the regional department of the FSB. He stood with a poster “Journalism is not a crime. Freedom for Ivan Safronov.

Based on the results of the detention, a protocol was drawn up against the picketer under the article on violation of the rules for organizing and holding a rally (Part 1, Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). In the protocol, the police indicated that “during the period of the high alert regime in the region due to the threat of the spread of a new coronavirus infection,” Danilovich held a single picket using “agitation equipment.”

• Ivan Safronov is a former journalist for Kommersant and Vedomosti, an adviser to the head of Roscosmos. He was detained on July 7 as part of the treason case. The persecution of Safronov is associated with his journalistic activities - he wrote materials about the work of the military-industrial complex.