The Moscow City Court upheld administrative arrests and fines… (участник · москва · суд)
The Moscow City Court upheld administrative arrests and fines imposed on four individuals for participating in an unsanctioned protest in the reception area of the Moscow government building on July 9, rejecting their appeal. The court found that they had disrupted operations by chanting offensive slogans and refused to comply with police orders.
Consensus
- Four individuals were arrested for participating in an unsanctioned protest in the reception area of the Moscow government building on July 9.
- The participants chanted offensive slogans, disrupting the work of the reception area.
- Police arrived and the protesters refused to comply with their orders or go to a police station.
- The Tverской District Court initially imposed administrative arrests (12 days for Zimbovsky, 10 days for others) and fines of 20,000 rubles each for participating in an unsanctioned protest.
- The Moscow City Court reviewed the appeal on July 15 and upheld all penalties without changes.
- All participants considered the punishment too severe and attempted to challenge it.
Points of divergence
- Galina Sedых was fined 4,000 rubles instead of receiving an administrative arrest, while the others received arrests. — interfax
- All five participants were fined for the unsanctioned protest; however, only four are mentioned in the appeal (Zimbovsky, Sidorenkova, Asctryan, Karapetyan), with no mention of Sedых being separately fined. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Court Did Not Cancel Arrests of Participants in Unauthorized Protest at Moscow Government Building — Интерфакс
- Moscow City Court Confirms Arrests of Protest Participants at Government Reception — Вести