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The Tverskoy District Court in Moscow has sentenced Kirill Martemyanov to 14 days of detention, and fined Maria Usoltseva 4,000 rubles (approximately US$40) under the article on disobeying a police officer’s order (Part 1, Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences), reports the Telegram channel for Russia’s courts of general jurisdiction.
According to the court, on 4 October, Martemyanov and Usoltseva took part in an “unauthorised” march on Druzhinnikovskaya Street. The court statement says that police officers ordered them to stop taking part in the protest and come to the station, but they refused.
- The Communist Party (CPRF) had announced in advance that on 4 October a march would be held along Druzhinnikovskaya Street, with flowers to be laid at the memorial for those killed during the political crisis of October 1993.
- Protesters walked from the Krasnopresnenskaya Gate and chanted: “We want freedom,” “Down with Roskomnadzor,” “No to political repression,” “Freedom for political prisoners,” “Down with the party of crooks and thieves.” Security forces began making sudden arrests after the slogan: “Down with the Tsar!”
- Around 60 people were detained during the protest. According to the news outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti, among them were 26 Communist Party participants, 30 Yabloko members, and several activists.
- At least 15 people were kept overnight in police stations. Some were detained for 48 hours, until their court hearings. Some of the protesters were released: some with protocols for violating the rules for public assemblies, others without any paperwork.