Khodorkovsky supporters opposing Putin were detained in three Russian cities
The police detained participants in the unauthorized “Fed up” protest in St. Petersburg, Kemerovo and Kazan. The organization that initiated the action, Open Russia, reported this on its YouTube channel.
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It is alleged that the police detained either 15 or 50 protesters. In total, about 300 people took part in the action. The police asked them to disperse. Then arrests began under the pretext that activists were making it difficult to move through the park.
About 10 people gathered for the rally in Kazan. Open Russia activist Daria Kulakova was detained there.
In Kemerovo, police detained 13 people and seized posters.
Open Russia, which is funded by fugitive oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, promises free legal defense to all detainees.
The “Fed up” protest is being carried out against the nomination of Vladimir Putin for the presidency in 2018. Participants are invited to submit appeals to the president on this topic.
Khodorkovsky supporters who oppose Putin have been detained in three Russian cities.