YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin and leader of the Moscow
Region YABLOKO General Major Anton Goretsky were arrested
for conducting a picket in protection of the military pensioners’
rights that had not been coordinated with the authorities.
The local authorities declined YABLOKO’s application to conduct
picketing by the Ministry of Defence on February 23 (the Day
of Defenders of the Fatherland). However, the same action
had been allowed on January 20.
The participants of the picket held slogans “Scanty Military
Pensions – a Disgrace to the State!” when about 15 OMON policemen
arrested YABLOKO’s activists and drove them to the local police
station.
“It is absurd that General Major of the reserve was arrested
on the Day of Defender of the Fatherland,” Sergei Mitrokhin
said. According to Mitrokhin, the local authorities were acting
in the interests of the Ministry of Defence which did not
want to see accusations in cynical attitude to the military
on their holiday.
See also:
Picket against scanty pensions
accrued to the military pensioners held by the Ministry of
Defence. Press Release, January 20, 2010
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