MOSCOW, March 9 (RAPSI) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that puts motor rallies in the same category as political ones and equalizes construction of campgrounds within the city zone to picketing.

The relevant document was posted on the official legal information website on Wednesday.

According to the document, motor rallies and construction of campgrounds are now regulated by regular rally laws.

The law reads that Russian citizen who wants to hold a one-man rally using a special construction has to notify the authorities at least three days before the rally.