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A Sota.Vision correspondent and editor of the YaGrazhdanin project were detained in St. Petersburg
Sota.Vision correspondent Andrei Kysh and the editor of the project "I'm a Citizen!" were detained in St. Petersburg. Sergei Belyaev. reports Sota . vision.
The policemen told the detainees that they wanted to “check them for involvement in the commission of an offense” provided for in the article on the rules for participation in public rallies (Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), but they refused to give a specific reason for checking.
19:16 The detainees are taken to OP No. 30.
20:18 Protocols are drawn up against the detainees under the article on violation of the self-isolation regime (Article 8.6.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of St. Petersburg). They are charged with participation in the action with the banner "The best amendment - Putin's resignation!" opposite the Blagoveshchensky bridge, which took place on August 14.
21:47 In the department, a banner “Putin is not eternal” was confiscated from Belyaev, writes “I am a Citizen!”.
23:09 Belyaev and Kysh were released from the police department with a protocol on violation of the self-isolation regime (Article 8.6.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of St. Petersburg). This is reported by "I am a Citizen!".
On October 8, Belyaev and Kysh were detained along with participants in a rally in honor of President Putin's birthday near Gostiny Dvor, Dmitry Kalishinsky told OVD-Info. They filmed the event. In addition to them, four people were detained, OVD-Info reported about this separately.