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Banners against municipal reform are being displayed in Altai. Police have already arrived at one of the protesters' homes.

Photos of banners that appear on fences, bus stops, bridges and cars, shared Telegram channel "Voice of Altai. Voice of Russia." Residents are dissatisfied with the municipal reform, which abolishes local self-government, including village councils. They see this as a redistribution of the republic's wealth in favor of oligarchs. Some banners demand the resignation of the acting head of Altai. Andrey Turchak.

Ранее сообщалось about a police visit to a driver who had posted a huge sign on his truck: "Oligarchs, hands off sacred Altai." At the district police station They say someone has already complained about the "provocative" banner and a "linguistic examination" will be ordered. The truck owner was asked to report it to the police, but he refused.

"An inscription addressed to capitalists, what's so special about that?" — the driver argues.

Let us recall that on June 12, a group of residents blocked Traffic on the federal highway at the Chike-Taman Pass: Protesters complained to Putin about acting regional head Andrei Turchak, who wants to appoint a former State Duma deputy as head of the regional government. Alexandra Prokopyeva. People also protested against the destruction of local government.

Later it became known that eight participants of the protest had been detained, at least three of them appointed Administrative arrest for 13 and 14 days, and another fined 14 rubles. About a hundred people gathered outside the court and applauded the detainees. 

Photos and videos: "Voice of Altai. Voice of Russia"