| YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin informed Russia’s Ombudsman
Vladimir Lukin of today’s violent detention of the greens
defending the Khimki Forest.
Mitrokhin let Lukin know all the details from the local police
department where he was escorted with the other detained.
Mitrokhin also told Lukin about police surveillance of the
ecologists and pressure on their relatives. Lukin promised
to get in touch with the heads of the Internal Affairs on
the Moscow Region so that to resolve the situation. However,
Mitrokhin did not manage to end his conversation with Lukin,
as police in violation of the law confiscated all the personal
belongings and mobile phones of the detained.
The greens and Sergei Mitrokhin are going to file a collective
complaint on the actions of the police to Russia’s Ombudsman
and Public Prosecutor General.
The police is putting forward a charge of a “violation of
a prescribed order in holding a rally, demonstration or picketing”
in accordance with Article 20.2 of the Administrative Violations
Code. In addition Mitrokhin is charged with “disobeying the
police” (Article 19.3) which involves 15 days of arrest.
“The second charge was fabricated right after I demanded
to release me, as the first charge had already been announced,”
Mitrokhin said. He also noted that the second charge may be
needed so that to convoy him to court.
It should be also noted that the six activists with the same
charges and detained together with Mitrokhin have been still
kept in the police department for over three hours already
in violation of the law.
See also:
The riot police
breaks the rally of the defenders of the Khimki Forest, YABLOKO’s
leader detained. Press Release. August 2, 2010
More activists
detained in the Khimki Forest. Press Release. July 31, 2010.
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.
Police
breaks into ecologists’ camp. Press Release. July 28, 2010
Off with your
hands from the defenders of the Khimki Forest! Statement by
the YABLOKO party. July 23, 2010
Protection
of Environment
Human
Rights
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