The court dismissed the case of a Belgorod student who went on a picket in defense of trolleybuses

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Belgorod dismissed the case against student Ilya Kostyukov, who came out with a solitary picket in defense of trolleybuses. about it . writes Bel.ru

On June 18, Kostyukov went to the monument to Bohdan Khmelnitsky with a poster "The lives of trolleybuses are important." Passerby Ruslan Voloshin took a picture next to the picketer, and then posted the photo on social networks. The police considered this a massive public action and drew up a protocol against both Kostyukov and Voloshin.

During the court session, Voloshin noted that he had not previously met Kostyukov. Both men confirmed that after the photo was taken, Voloshin went about his business and did not participate in the action. The court dismissed the case due to the absence of corpus delicti.

• The authorities of Belgorod decided to abandon trolleybuses from July 1. Local activists oppose this decision and demand the preservation and development of environmentally friendly transport.