Participants of anti-war protests detained in Moscow and St. Petersburg

Activist Svetlana Marina was detained in Kirov, she told RBC that she did not take part in the action, she called the ribbons on her clothes the reason for the detention. A protocol was drawn up against her under Art. 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public actions aimed at discrediting the Russian military).

Polina Zmanovskaya, an activist from Khanty-Mansiysk, told RBC that she went to the central square with a single picket. She was detained, a protocol was drawn up against her. “If a fine is imposed, then, of course, I will appeal, because I think this is absurd,” Zmanovskaya said.

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In Yekaterinburg, the police detained about 10 people because of suspicions that. that they can participate in the action, Vecherniye Vedomosti reported. According to the publication, the detainees did not have posters, they did not chant slogans.

According to the Taiga.Info publication, about 20 people were detained in Novosibirsk.

On March 4, Vladimir Putin signed a law criminalizing fakes about the actions of the Russian military as part of a special operation. It provides for punishment in the form of a fine of up to 1.5 million rubles. or three years in prison for publicly disseminating knowingly false information about the actions of the Russian military. If a person spreads such fakes using his official position or out of selfish motives, then the punishment will be stricter: the fine will increase to 5 million rubles, and the prison term will be from five to ten years. If the dissemination of false information entails serious consequences, the punishment will be from 10 to 15 years in prison.

In addition, Art. 280.3 (public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces in order to protect the interests of Russia and its citizens, to maintain international peace and security). The punishment under this article is a fine in the amount of 30 thousand to 100 thousand rubles

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