The activist was fined for writing “No war” on the ballot

The court in St. Petersburg fined activist Alexandra Chiryatieva 40,000 rubles for the article on the so-called discrediting of the Russian army. A report was drawn up on her because of the inscription “No war” on the ballot paper, reports “OVD-Info”.

Earlier, she was arrested for 8 days, found guilty of petty hooliganism. Chiryatieva was detained on Sunday, March 17 at the polling station. The policeman saw that she wrote “No war” on the ballot and did not let her put it in the ballot box. The activist was detained.

A report on petty hooliganism was also drawn up in the police department No. 78 on Chiryatieva. She was kept in the ward for two nights.

During the three days of voting, there were several cases of damage to the ballots: voters in different regions poured green or paint into the ballot boxes, as well as arson. More than 60 criminal cases were initiated, more than 150 administrative protocols were drawn up, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia said. The majority of criminal cases were initiated under the articles of knowingly false information about a terrorist attack and obstruction of the exercise of voters’ rights.