In Karelia, the police filed a protocol against the local branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation because of the use of red flags during the Immortal Regiment action - the police perceived this action as a separate event that was not coordinated with the authorities. The parties are charged with an article on repeated violation of the rules for holding an action (part 8 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). about this Writes "7 × 7" with reference to the head of the Karelian branch of the Communist Party Evgeny Ulyanov.
According to the communist, along with the Communist Party in the column of the "Immortal Regiment" were also representatives of the "United Russia". But to them, according to the publication, the police had no questions.
The Karelian Communist Party faces a fine of 500 thousand to a million rubles - Ulyanov regards what happened as political pressure. "7×7" draws attention to the fact that the communist is running for the election of the head of Karelia, which will be held in September.