There was a video posted on the Internet, where police officers arrested two foreigners. There were various opinions and comments about the video, so we think it is appropriate to clarify the issue.

The police do not see any problem in music and street musicians. The problem appears when music turns into noise and makes inconvenience to the society. As North Avenue is also a residential area, the police officers urge street musicians to keep silent, to select non-residential areas for music and avoid excessive noise.

As to the incident, on August 29, at 4:30 pm, on the basis of Article 175 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, two citizens of Ukraine were brought to the Central Police Division. They were released in accordance with the law.
Citizens were taken to police because they violated public order and co-ordination rules. And the baseless comments and questions regarding the police action were surprising.

The above mentioned people have argued with the citizens by cursing them, and when the police intervened, the video footage showed that one of the offenders resisted passively to the police officers, which, according to the law, is the use of physical force.

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