Participants in protests against United Russia and for the release of Navalny were detained in Moscow and St. Petersburg

In Moscow and St. Petersburg, Tigran Mirzoyan and Sergei Popov were detained, who were holding solo pickets against United Russia. The detainees themselves reported this to OVD-Info.

Mirzoyan stood at the State Duma building with a poster "Duma without United Russia." The policemen decided to check his documents, but the picketer did not have his passport with him. To establish his identity, he was taken to the department for the Tverskoy district.

Popov went to the action to the Gostiny Dvor. His poster reads "Smart voting is our way of saying NO to United Russia." The police took the protester to the 28th department, which was the reason for the detention, is unknown. Yevgeny Kheifets, a lawyer from OVD-Info, went to help Popov.

18:26 Tigran Mirzoyan was released from the department at about 17:40, the policemen held a preventive conversation with him. There was no protocol for it.

A lawyer is not allowed to see Sergei Popov.

19:26 Mirzoyan again went to picket, now to Lenin's mausoleum. He was detained and taken to the Kitai-Gorod Police Department. A lawyer from OVD-Info Ilya Utkin went to help him.

Lawyer Yevgeny Kheifets in St. Petersburg reports that from 18 o'clock on his client draw up documents in the 28th department.

19:40 Sergei Popov is charged with an article on violation of coronavirus restrictions (part 2 of article 8.6.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of St. Petersburg), lawyer Kheyfets reports.

19:56 Popov was released from the police department.

21:03 A protocol is being drawn up against Tigran Mirzoyan under the article on violation of the rules for participation in the action (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), lawyer Ilya Utkin reports.

21:27 Utkin found another detainee, Oleg Domansky, in the Kitai-Gorod department. He held a picket near the monument to Zhukov on Red Square. Domansky stood with a poster in support of Alexei Navalny "Lech, come out!". He is also charged with the "rally" article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.

21:30 Mirzoyan left the police station. Lawyer Ilya Utkin wanted to help Domansky, but the police did not allow him to see the detainee.

22:06 Oleg Domansky was released from the police department without drawing up a protocol, Ilya Utkin, a lawyer from OVD-Info, reports.

The title has been changed due to the appearance of information about Oleg Domansky; added information about the place of the second picket of Mirzoyan

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