A court in Moscow fined RusNews journalist Yulia Petrova, who was detained while filming a report on the June 4 protest, 150 thousand rubles.

Yulia Petrova 150 thousand rubles The Timiryazevsky District Court of Moscow fined freelance journalist RusNews under a protocol for repeated violation of the rally rules (Part 8 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code). this The publication itself reports .

Petrova was detained the day before on Pushkin Square in Moscow while filming a report about an action on Alexei Navalny’s birthday. The reason for her arrest was that she picked up one of the leaflets previously scattered by activist Mikhail Shchepotkin in the square.

Later, the journalist was taken to the police department in the Western Degunino district, where a report was drawn up. As RusNews writes , a lawyer was not allowed to see her there. According to the security forces, by picking up the leaflet, Petrova took part in the action; they also claimed that the leaflets belonged to the journalist.

113 people at rallies on Alexei Navalny’s birthday, June 4, in different parts of Russia According to OVD-Info estimates, security forces detained . At least 29 activists from Moscow were left overnight in police stations.