A court in Moscow fined a picketer who came out with a poster in support of political prisoners

The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow fined 20,000 rubles for a picketer who went out to the FSB building on July 17 with a placard “No to political reprisals! Freedom for political prisoners." This was reported to OVD-Info by a girl who was present at the meeting.

The picket was found guilty of violating the rules for participation in the rally (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

• According to the federal law on rallies, it is not required to notify the authorities of a single picket and agree on a place for holding it. You can read more about the rules for holding a single picket in our instructions .