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| A resident of Pyatigorsk detained after publications in support of Navalny |
| 2024-03-15 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Police officers have been holding Pyatigorsk resident Roman Mirkin for the second day, accusing him of displaying prohibited symbols in personal correspondence on Telegram. Mirkin also published posts in support of Navalny on the social network, human rights activists reported. In Pyatigorsk on the evening of March 13, local resident Roman Mirkin was detained while giving an explanation. According to his wife, the reason for the detention was statements in support of Alexei Navalny, the human rights project OVD-Info reported. Mirkin is charged with demonstrating prohibited symbols (Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code) due to a voice message in a personal correspondence on Telegram. In addition, he published posts in support of the politician on Facebook**. Mirkin has been in the Pyatigorsk Ministry of Internal Affairs department for the second day, but the police refused to accept the transfer for him. |
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