Activists of the Kemerovo branch Yabloko received fines for single pacifist pickets
Press Release, 25.03.2022
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The Zavodskoy District Court of Kemerovo found Yabloko’s Alexander Kalashnik and Nikolai Kovalchuk guilty of violating the procedure for holding mass events in Kemerovo. They received fines of 3,000 roubles and 1,000 roubles, respectively, under Article 20.6.1, Part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.
On February 27, both activists came out on single pickets (that do not require any permissions from the authorities), after which protocols on administrative violations were drawn up against them. Mass events are prohibited in the Kemerovo region, as well as in Moscow and in many Russian regions, due to the coronavirus epidemic, despite the relaxation of the sanitary regime.
Earlier, Vitaly Ilyin, Chairman of the Kemerovo branch of Yabloko, was fired from his job due to participation in a single picket and pacifist statements on the Internet. Yabloko activist in Kemerovo Valentin Grushevsky was fined 35,000 roubles by the court for “discrediting the use of the Russian Armed Forces”. In Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo region, Yabloko’s Denis Shakin was subjected to pressure from the security forces because of his stance on the “special operation”.
Posted: March 28th, 2022 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.