One of the defenders of the Khimki Forest Gennadi Rogozin was
detained by police for the second time on July 31.
On July 28 the riot police (OMON) broke into the defenders’
camp. Nine ecologists were kept in the police department throughout
the whole night and driven to court the following morning.
However, the judge heard only one case – that of Elena Maksimova
– the rest were released without issuing any notifications
of summoning them to court to some other date.
On the same evening the activists reported being under police
surveillance. Policemen visited the activists’ homes and questioning
their next-of-kin about the whereabouts of the activists.
Euvgenia Chirikova, leader of the defenders of the forest,
told yesterday to YABLOKO’s Press Service that the activists
were concerned about provocations and were not going to return
to their homes until getting explanations from the police.
Alos police began using violence against the defenders trying
to disperse them. Thus, on July 31 one of the policemen used
violence against YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin for his
refusal to leave the site pushing him hard and making him
fall on the ground, thus injuring his arm. Mitrokhin filed
an application to the Investigation Committee stating “abuse
of power” by police.
On Tuesday YABLOKO plans to conduct picketing in front of
the Chief Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Moscow Region
(address: Nikitskiy pereulok 3) against unlawful action of
the police in Khimki. The picket will begin at 11 a.m.
See also:
Police begins
persecutions against the defenders of the Khimki Forest. Press
Release. July 30, 2010.
Sergei Mitrokhin
applied to Prime Minister Putin and Public Prosecutor General
Chaika in view of unlawful cutting of the Khimki Forest. Press
Release. July 30, 2010.
Sergei
Mitrokhin stopped cutting of the trees in the Khimki Forest.
Press Release. July 30, 2010.
The Phobos company
continues eliminating the Khimki Forest despite Public Prosecutor’s
ban. Press Release. July 30, 2010
Ecologists and civil
activists detained in the Khimki Forest are facing 15 days
of arrest. Press Release. July 29, 2010.
Police
breaks into ecologists’ camp. Press Release. July 28, 2010
Public
hearings on the Khimki Forest postponed. Press Release. July
28, 2010.
Off with your
hands from the defenders of the Khimki Forest! Statement by
the YABLOKO party. July 23, 2010
Ecologists
block the driver who attacked the leader of the Movement in
Protection of the Khimki
Forest.
Press Release. July 19, 2010
In protection
of the Khimki Forest and its defenders. Statement by the YABLOKO
party. July 17, 2010.
Destruction of nature
has been accelerating. Statement by the YABLOKO party on the
threashold of the World Environment Day. June 4, 2010
Protection
of Environment
Human
Rights
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