Czech citizen Mikhail Plamenek has been handed an administrative arrest and a fine of 60,000 rubles by a court in Moscow after holding a sign near Lenin's Mausoleum on Red Square.
The press service of the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow reported the ruling to Russian news outlet Lenta.ru. Court officials said Plamenek went out to the square on the afternoon of September 20 carrying a banner with an English inscription that contained a discrediting statement about the Russian Armed Forces.
According to court officials, the foreign national was detained at the site immediately after displaying the sign. Authorities stated that Plamenek offered resistance to law enforcement officers during his detention.
Protest location and legal context
Red Square is the central public plaza in Moscow, positioned directly adjacent to the Kremlin walls. Lenin's Mausoleum, situated on the western side of the square, houses the preserved body of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin. As a landmark of national political significance, Red Square remains under strict security protocols and continuous surveillance by security forces.
The Tverskoy District Court handles judicial matters within the central area of the Russian capital, including administrative cases arising from public demonstrations near state institutions. Under Russian legislation, public acts deemed to discredit the military carry penalties that include administrative fines and short-term detention in a police holding facility, with harsher penalties prescribed for repeated violations.
The Czech Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe and a member of the European Union. Foreign nationals traveling in the Russian Federation are subject to local administrative regulations, public assembly rules, and law enforcement directives.
Related arson trial in Nizhny Tagil
In a separate case noted in earlier reporting, a 35-year-old local woman in the industrial city of Nizhny Tagil faces trial for setting fire to two buildings. One of the buildings provided aid to participants in the military operation, and the suspect claimed she acted under the influence of fraudsters.
