Several municipal deputies in St. Petersburg have been called to the police after calls for the impeachment of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On September 7, local deputies of the Smolninsk municipality criticized the “special operation” and suggested that the State Duma of the Russian Federation accuse Vladimir Putin of high treason and remove him from office.

The author of the appeal Dmitry Palyuga published it on Twitter. MP claims Putin is responsible for the destruction of able-bodied Russian men, Russia's economic decline and brain drain, and NATO's eastward expansion.

The deputies are convinced that the “special operation” announced on February 24 has achieved the opposite effect than expected.

“We believe that Putin’s decision to start a self-defence defense is detrimental to the security of Russia and its citizens,” the decision, supported by the majority of deputies, says..

The Council of the Smolninskoye Defense Ministry decided to appeal to the State Duma deputies with a proposal to bring charges of treason against President PutinThe decision was supported by the majority of the deputies present pic. twitter. com/WMg1areX52.

– Dmitry Palyuga (@dmitry_palyuga) September 7, 2022.

Later, Dmitry Palyuga and fellow MP Nikita Yuferev published on Twitter a summons issued to them by the St. Petersburg police for discrediting the government..

He said that the police released two of the four called people's deputies, they all face fines.

“While we face a fine, but the court will decide. On the recommendation of a lawyer, I will refrain from commenting for now,” he added..

Protocols were drawn up against me and four deputies of Smolninsky for discrediting the authorities (Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation 20. 3) Two were released without protocol. While we face a fine, but the court will decide. For the time being, I will refrain from details on the recommendation of a lawyer pic. twitter. com/CFEvIGs9WE.

– Dmitry Palyuga (@dmitry_palyuga) September 9, 2022.

As reported, the Council of Deputies of the Lomonosovsky municipal district in Moscow adopted an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a call to resign.