An activist from Kaluga emigrated to the Netherlands

Activist of the Kaluga Region Civil Society movement Ilya Ermakov left Russia. This is reported by SOTA.

Ermakov said that a criminal case had been opened against him. He did not specify under which article. The activist is now in the Netherlands.

“I finally decided to leave when I learned that a criminal case had been opened against me. Unfortunately, I cannot say where I learned this from, because this information did not come to me from representatives of law enforcement agencies,” the activist told the Cradle of Cosmonautics channel.

On September 15, in Moscow on Red Square, four activists of the “Civil Society of the Kaluga Region” were detained when they came to a rally with the banner “Freedom for Navalny!” Ilya Ermakov was beaten by police in his car. The court sentenced the activist to 10 days of arrest and also fined him 15 thousand rubles. He was found guilty under articles of disobedience to the police (Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code) and violation of the rules of participation in the rally (Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code).
In the summer, Ermakov was expelled from the police college; he connects this with his social activities. After his expulsion, the police and military registration and enlistment office employees came to his home with a summons.
After the arrest of politician Alexei Navalny, a series of protests took place throughout Russia; mass rallies took place on Saturday, January 23, Sunday, January 31, and February 2 (the day Navalny’s suspended sentence was replaced with a real one). Security forces reacted harshly to the protests: on January 23, more than 4,000 people were detained, on January 31, more than 5,500 , and on February 2, more than 1,400 people .

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An activist from Kaluga emigrated to the Netherlands

Activist of the Kaluga Region Civil Society movement Ilya Ermakov left Russia. This is reported by SOTA.

Ermakov said that a criminal case had been opened against him. He did not specify under which article. The activist is now in the Netherlands.

On September 15, in Moscow on Red Square, four activists of the “Civil Society of the Kaluga Region” were detained when they came to a rally with the banner “Freedom for Navalny!” Ilya Ermakov was beaten by police in his car. The court sentenced the activist to 10 days of arrest and also fined him 15 thousand rubles. He was found guilty under articles of disobedience to the police (Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code) and violation of the rules of participation in the rally (Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code).
In the summer, Ermakov was expelled from the police college; he connects this with his social activities. After his expulsion, the police and military registration and enlistment office employees came to his home with a summons.
After the arrest of politician Alexei Navalny, a series of protests took place throughout Russia; mass rallies took place on Saturday, January 23, Sunday, January 31, and February 2 (the day Navalny’s suspended sentence was replaced with a real one). Security forces reacted harshly to the protests: on January 23, more than 4,000 people were detained, on January 31, more than 5,500 , and on February 2, more than 1,400 people .