23 protocols and the seizure of "instruments of crime": the fight against street musicians in St. Petersburg has reached a new level.
City Hall St. Petersburg reported about the raids she conducted with police officers from October 20th to 31st. During these days, officials and security forces visited several locations in the city center where street concerts traditionally take place. They demanded musicians present performance permits, checked "noise levels," and confiscated instruments deemed "tools and objects used in the commission of offenses."
Each of the 23 protocols carries a fine of up to five thousand rubles.
Apparently, the raids continue: a reader of the publication "Paper" said Olga,that on the evening of November 4, a speaker was taken from musicians performing near the entrance to the Nevsky Prospekt metro station.
The authorities' claims against street musicians arose after z-volunteers complained to a performance by the band "Stoptime," which performed banned songs by foreign agents in central St. Petersburg. Three members of the band remain in custody.
Also in Yekaterinburg и Perm The musicians who performed in their support were detained.
Photo: Committee on Legality / VKontakte