Organizer “Monstration” Rags to 10 days – BBC Russian

• May 2, 2015

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The Promoter “Monstration” Novosibirsk artist Artyom Loskutov was arrested for 10 days. This decision was made Zaeltsovskiy Court of Novosibirsk.

“In Part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code (disobeying a police officer) was given 10 days of administrative arrest. After a few minutes to start the consideration of another case under Article 20.2 (a violation of the established procedure for holding a public event)” – quoted by RIA “Novosti” lawyer Loskutov Valentine Demidenko.

Supporters Loskutova later reported in the “Twitter” that the second article of the activist also was sentenced to 10 days in jail. Since the arrests are not cumulative, Rags should be held in the detention center only 10 days.

The center’s employees to combat extremism detained a young man May 1 immediately after the end of the 11th Day “Monstration.” The action was not coordinated with the authorities: the participants’ Monstration “refused to hold an event on the waterfront, where they are invited to meet the mayor’s office of Novosibirsk. Despite the fact that the city administration refused to agree on the action, took to the streets a few hundred people.

“Lord, forgive me”

“Monstration” – this absurdist May Day rally, whose members are humorous posters, often make no sense. This year at the head of the organizers carried a banner with the slogan “Lord, forgive.” Other participants held posters demanding a drink for love, make free money, as well as references to well-known Internet memes.

Novosibirsk Mayor Anatoly Lokot said that to participate in “Monstration” if residents gather on the Internet 5000 signatures under the request. Despite the fact that the signatures have been collected, so Elbow shares and has not appeared. The demonstrators who came to City Hall May 1 chanted “Elbow, come” and let the windows of City Hall sunbeams, but the mayor of this did not react. After that, the participants of the event were to diverge, suggesting that “the mayor did not let the parents”.

The organizers of “Monstration” periodically managed to agree with the authorities of the rally. For example, last year the mayor’s office of Novosibirsk sanctioned event, which eventually brought together about four thousand people.

“Monstration” held since 2004. One of its main ideologists and organizers of a local artist Artem Loskutov. The event is traditionally held on May 1. Until 2009, its members attached to a common May Day march.

The campaign quickly gained popularity both in the city and beyond. In recent years, similar activities under the same name held in other cities of Russia.