Sergei Mitrokhin and the camera crew of the RenTV channel have
been detained by the security of the Kurkino VIP village by
the Valley of the Skhodnya River natural reserve. The security
have detained the politician and the journalists and have
called the police.
Sergei Mitorkhin and the camera crew of the RenTV channel
went to the Valley of the Skhodnya River natural reserve (where
an unknown VIP village was built on the permission of the
ex-head of the North-Western District of Moscow Viktor Kozlov)
so that to study the situation with returning of the plot
unlawfully granted to General Major of the interior Anatoli
Petukhov. On November 5, 2009, the Moscow City Court confirmed
the decision of the Tushino District Court on abuse of authority
by Kozlov. This motion envisages retrieval of this plot amounting
to 3,688 sq m, also court rulings on other plots of the natural
reserve unlawfully given for construction of cottages have
to appear shortly.
“The actions of the security are absolutely unlawful, as
they do not have the right to obstruct movement on the territory
of the village, as in accordance with the law, this territory
is in common use,” Mitrokhin noted.
Mitrokhin also called the head of the Kurkino police station
explaining the situation and the latter ordered the police
not to obstruct filming in the village.
Sergei Mitrokhin also noted that the lawyer of the VIP village
who accompanied the security denied any decision of the court
on retrieval of the land.
This is already the second press tour organised by YABLOKO
for the journalists to the Valley of the Skhodnya River natural
reserve. After the first press tour organised by YABLOKO in
June 2009, the situation with distribution of lands of the
natural reserve got much coverage in the press. After the
news items about the natural reserve at the RenTV and Vesti-Moskva
channels the Moscow City Duma turned down the amendments into
the draft law “On Specially Protected Natural Territories”
that had to legalise the construction of cottages in the natural
reserve.
In August head of the North-Western District Viktor Kozlov
was dismissed. And three days later Tushino District Court
satisfied the claim of the Prosecutor on abuse of authority
and unlawful distribution of the lands in the natural reserve.
See also:
Yabloko for
Environmental Safety
The Moscow City Court
ruled that granting a plot of land to the police top official
in the nature reserve park was unlawful.Press release. November
10, 2009
YABLOKO disrupted the plans
on elimination of a specially protected natural territory
in Moscow. Press Release, June 24, 2009
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