Court dismisses protest case in Krasnoyarsk Krai
A court in Krasnoyarsk Territory terminated the case against an activist regarding illegal agitation at a rally. The Sharyapovsky District Court found no evidence of a crime in the actions of local activist Yulia Molchanova, who called for people to attend a rally against the district head and high utility tariffs.
Consensus
- The Sharypovo City Court in Krasnoyarsk Krai ceased proceedings against Yulia Molchanova.
- Molchanova was accused of inciting participation in an unauthorized rally.
- The court found that the city administration's refusal to allow the rally was unlawful.
- The refusal was based on pandemic-related restrictions from 2020.
- The court ruled that the pandemic restrictions were not a valid legal basis for denying the rally.
- Molchanova had submitted a notification for the rally in late May.
- Police issued a protocol under Article 20.2 of the Russian Administrative Code against her.
Points of divergence
- The judge stated that the official refusal was baseless and that pandemic restrictions were not among the legally valid grounds for denial. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- Molchanova collected 7,000 signatures against utility tariff increases in Sharypovo, a town with about 40,000 residents. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Utility payments for heating and hot water in Sharypovo increased by nearly 300% since 2018, with winter bills exceeding 20,000 rubles. — tg_horizontal_russia
- The judge explicitly listed the legally valid grounds for refusal and excluded pandemic restrictions from them. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
Coverage (2 sources)
- What, could it have been like this? In Krasnoyarsk Krai, the court terminated proceedings in the case about calls for an "illegal rally" — Говорит НеМосква
- Court in Krasnoyarsk Krai terminated activist's case on illegal agitation at rally — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия