Two pickets were detained in Yekaterinburg

In Yekaterinburg, two men who came out with pickets on the eve of the elections were detained. They themselves reported this by the OVD-info.

Rafail Shepelev and Damir Bikmetov stood with a poster "Occupants of not a single voice." Now they are in the police department No. 9. What is charged with detainees is still unknown.

21:24 of both picketers were released from the police department, they drew up protocols under the article on violation of the rules of the action (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). This was reported by local lawyer Arthur Khaziev.

• The Russian authorities announced the holding of almost nine thousand electoral companies at various levels on a single voting day on September 19, 2021. On this day, elections of deputies of the State Duma, governors of subjects, deputies of legislative assemblies and city parliaments will be held.
• The head of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova described the goals of the CEC in the elections in 2021: “We will continue to work to increase the trust of our voters, our main goal is the legitimacy of the elections, recognition of the elections by our voters.” At the same time, opposition candidates and members of their election headquarters throughout Russia are faced with pressure: detentions , visits of security forces to headquarters , searches ,attacks of vandals , etc.