A picket was detained on Red Square due to a poster in support of political prisoners

On Red Square, the police detained the picket Margarita Vasieva, who went out with a poster in support of political prisoners. This was told by the defender from the ATS-info Evgeny Kurakin.

Vasyev was delivered to the China-Gorod police department, the defender went there.

18:58 Margarita Vasiev was released from the police department. She was charged with an article on violation of the rules of participation in a public event (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

• On Red Square, they regularly detain the participants of the shares on different topics: eco -activists , picketers with posters about Putin , opposing repression and torture , in support of political prisoners . The security forces also detain the shareholders who conducted performances and the most ordinary citizens who stood with posters with an emoticon , a clean sheet of paper or a declaration of love . In addition, journalists performing the editorial task were repeatedly detained on Red Square.
• Most often, the participants of the shares on Red Square are charged with an article on violation of the “rally” legislation (Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). In June 2021, Pavel Krisevich, a criminal case of hooliganism (part 2 of article 213 of the Criminal Code), after his performance on Red Square in support of political prisoners, was opened .
• According to the federal law on rallies, the procedure for holding public events on Red Square is personally determined by the President of the Russian Federation.