“The petition of the investigating authorities to select a preventive measure in the form of detention in respect of the accused Kotov must be satisfied,” the judge said.

Earlier, the Investigative Committee indicted Kotov under Art. 212.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia (repeated violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a rally).

According to the lawyer of the accused, her client has been brought to administrative responsibility ten times since May 2018.