Activists who were laying a wreath on the occasion of the birthday of Felix Dzerzhinsky were detained in Moscow

In Moscow, activists Elena Kalle and Nikolai Guskov were detained at the Solovetsky Stone while laying a wreath on the occasion of the birthday of Felix Dzerzhinsky. OVD-Info told Kalle about this.

The activists were taken to the Kitay-Gorod police station. The officers did not explain the reason for the arrest. It is still unknown what the detainees are going to be charged with.

The detainees have already been released. Police recommended laying wreaths during the day rather than in the evening, Kalle told OVD-Info.

20:35 An error in the spelling of the names of the detainees has been corrected.