In Nizhny Novgorod, campaign activists were detained against amendments to the Constitution

In Nizhny Novgorod they detained the activists of the campaign "No!" (opposition campaign against amendments to the Constitution). This was announced by the ATD-Info by their acquaintance Grigory.

Maxim Lebedev and Ekaterina Demicheva collected signatures against amendments to the Constitution and handed over balloons near the drama theater building on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street. They were detained and taken to the police department No. 5. Activists will be defended by the lawyer from the “protest apology” Ruslan Sozonov.

Lebedev told the OVD-Info that they were charged with an article about participation in an inconsistent event (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

Lebedev and Demichev were released, they drew up protocols under the article on participation in an inconsistent event (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

The balls were seized, the telegram channel "Protest Nizhny Novgorod" reports .