Putin emphasized that peaceful protests cannot be allowed to turn into riots.
“I threw some plastic cup there at a representative of the authorities. He threw - nothing, then a plastic bottle - again nothing, then he will throw a glass bottle and then a stone, and then they will start shooting and smash the shops. We must not allow this, ”he said at a meeting with members of the HRC.
At the same time, the Russian president noted that all citizens have the right to express their position, but this should be done without violating the law.
“Of course, we must support all those who with love and responsibility ... belong to their homeland and among people who express their protests, there are many such people who sincerely ... want to change the situation in various areas of our lives for the better” - concluded Putin.
On December 6, the Meshchansky court of Moscow sentenced two participants in an unauthorized rally on July 27 to three and two and a half years in a penal colony, respectively, and another defendant to a suspended sentence.
According to investigators, the young people deliberately threw an employee of the Russian Guard on the ground and hit several times, and one of them then kicked the other security officer in the back.
At the end of September, Russian President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov commented on his communication with students, during which he, speaking about the lawsuits about the use of violence against government officials on actions in Moscow, said that even a glass should not be thrown at the police.