At least six St. Petersburg residents served military summonses after being arrested for leaving flowers in Navalny’s memory

At least six St. Petersburg residents who were arrested while leaving flowers at makeshift memorials for Alexey Navalny have been served military summonses.

Human rights activists from the project Get Lost reported on Tuesday that a summons was served to a 27-year-old St. Petersburg resident after he was jailed for leaving flowers at a memorial to victims of political repressions following Navalny’s death.

“They arrested me while I was placing flowers. They sentenced me to three days in jail, and they gave me the summons before my release. I don’t have a criminal record and I never have. I’m supposed to report there before [February] 27,” the man told Get Lost.

On Wednesday morning, the St. Petersburg-based Telegram channel Rotonda reported that six people who had been arrested at a memorial to Navalny were served summonses upon their release.

“The summonses indicate that the arrestees are required to go to the conscription office in the coming days to verify their information and register for military service,” Rotonda wrote.

The channel also reported that the authorities sent a military summons to the home of a person who is still in custody for visiting a Navalny memorial.