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Petersburg: The court recognized the arrest for the action against amendments unlawful
In St. Petersburg, the Oktyabrsky District Court recognized the arrest of activist Pavel Ivankin illegal due to a picket against amendments to the Constitution, which Ivankin held in mid-February. It is reported by "Apology of Protest".
Ivankin was arrested for five days for a four -month ago picket in mid -July. He was found guilty of violating the rules of holding.
Ivankin came out with the poster "it is necessary not to change the Constitution, but by the president who has been lying to us for 20 years." The police also saw in the poster a provocative and extremist nature, calling for illegal actions.
In August, the St. Petersburg City Court recognized the arrest of Ivankin illegal.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed changing the country's constitution. The amendments were supported by State Duma deputies and deputies of regional parliaments across the country. According to official voting results, the changes approved 77.92% of the voted. Among the most discussed amendments is the “zeroing” of Putin’s presidential terms, which will allow him to be elected for a new term.
- In different regions of Russia, single pickets and shares were held against changing the basic law. Activists said that the authorities are driven to voting on the amendments of the state employees , and the CEC was accused of false numbers.