In St. Petersburg, raids on establishments boycotting QR codes took place

In St. Petersburg , on the night of January 22, police officers, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Rospotrebnadzor and city administration officials raided 20 catering establishments. This was reported in the press service of the Department of the UK in the region.

According to the results of the check, the authorities found that all establishments work at night and without QR codes. Also, "numerous violations of the law on the sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population, as well as in the field of consumer protection," were revealed, the UK said.

With regard to 103 visitors to the establishments, law enforcement officers drew up protocols on administrative offenses. In addition, 32 administrative cases were initiated against legal entities. The activities of the establishments are temporarily suspended.

In addition, the investigators accepted for their proceedings a criminal case previously initiated by the police on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Art. 236 of the Criminal Code (violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules).