Overview
- On January 9, a district court issued five-day arrests and fines to several detainees from the January 8 protest, and placed the gas-spray suspect under house arrest.
- Police said a 54-year-old resident sprayed a guard with a gas canister during the confrontation, opening a hooliganism case and detaining the suspect.
- KGIOP told police the demolition is unlawful while a December 22 application to list the building is under review, which temporarily confers protected status.
- The Investigative Committee said the building and land are privately owned by developer 2-y Murinsky, which holds a construction permit through the end of 2027 and demolition work orders.
- Demolition activity began on January 8 as excavators arrived, with at least 19 detentions reported and activists claiming the developer brought in temporary workers to secure the site.