Picketers protesting against the war in Ukraine were detained in Nizhny Novgorod

Three picketers protesting against the war in Ukraine were detained in Nizhny Novgorod. Alexey Podnebesny reported this to OVD-Info.

Tatyana Arshinova, Stanislav Dmitrievsky and Valeria Podnebesnaya were taken to OP No. 5 in Nizhny Novgorod. Dmitry Kalinichev, who was not far from the picketers, was also detained.

Arshinova and Dmitrievsky were released from the department without drawing up a report.

Valeria Podnebesnaya was released without drawing up a report. The lawyer for the Zabralo project, Konstantin Zinoviev, is visiting Kalinichev. This was announced by project coordinator Andrey Valenkov.

18:47 The picketer is charged with repeated violation of the rally legislation (Part 8 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and is detained overnight until the trial.

There were five detainees in total: Andrei Sorochkin was also released without a protocol, Tatyana Arshinova reported to OVD-Info.

19:10 “Taken” lawyer Konstantin Zinoviev was allowed to see Kalinichev. According to the project coordinator, two protocols are drawn up against the detainee under Part 8 of Art. 20.2 Code of Administrative Offenses: because of today’s anti-war picket and because of the picket in support of teenagers from Kansk accused of teaching terrorism.

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