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YABLOKO’s leader blocked by police in the Rechnik cottage village, Moscow

Press Release

January 21, 2010

This morning YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin arrived at the site of the Rechnik village where bulldozers began pulling down the houses early in the morning.

Mitrokhin noted that YABLOKO had been deterring pulling down of the village for two years. According to Mitrokhin, the Court Bailiffs Service, the police and the local authorities resumed their efforts as soon as the term of YABLOKO’s deputies in the Moscow City Duma expired and YABLOKO was not able to get the mandates after fraudulent elections of October 11.

On arriving at the site Mitorkhin called Ferdauis Yusupov, head of the Moscow Court Bailiffs Service. Yusupov asked Mitrokhin to find out whether there were any court decisions or documents for pulling down the houses. However, when Mitrokhin tried to find out the legal basis for demolishing of the village he was quickly blocked by police. Policemen made a cordon around him and did not let him freely move in the territory of the village.

Nevertheless, Mitorkhin managed to talk to Angelina Abramova, the owner of one of the houses that were pulled down. She confirmed that no one showed her any documents before pulling down her house.

At the second conversation with Mitrokhin the head of the Moscow Court Bailiffs Service told that in spite of this he was not entitled to stop the demolishing of the houses.

Mitrokhin stated that the developments in Rechnik were unlawful. “[The authorities] are violating Article 107 of the law on the enforcement procedure and Article 36 of the Constitution. YABLOKO will try to make the authorities to audit the actions of the bailiffs, demolishing of the village and restore law and justice,” he concluded.

See also:

Rights groups alarmed by use of force while demolishing Rechnik township. Interfax

An Oasis Is No Match for Bulldozers and Bureaucrats. The New York Times.

Human Rights

Press Release

January 21, 2010