A court in Moscow fined a participant in a rally against political repression and for fair elections

The Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow fined Maxim Chumychkin ten thousand rubles for participating in pickets against political repression and for fair elections. This was reported by a lawyer from OVD-Info Daria Aksenova, who defended Chumychkin in court.

The activist was found guilty 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).

During pickets on Pushkinskaya Square on October 2, at least nine people were detained , including Chumychkin. Protocols were drawn up for them in three police departments: in Tverskoy, in Luzhniki and in Zamoskvorechye. Lawyers from OVD-Info Alexander Salamov, Nikita Petreev and Sergey Telnov came to the rescue.