| Leader of the Movement in Protection of the Khimki Forest
Yevgenia Chirikova, her aid Yaroslav Nikienko and YABLOKO’s
activist and defender of Chirikova Artur Grokhovsky were detained
today when leaving the Khimki police department where Chirikova
was interrogated and were being taken to court.
According to Grokhovsky, the court of the first instance
will hear the case of disobeying the police when police was
dispersing the activists from ecologists’ camp on July 28.
Then police accused ecologists of burning fires. The detained
were escorted to the local police department where they were
detained for nine hours. The following day only ecologist
Elena Maksimova was summoned to court.
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According to the latest information Chirikova has been found
guilty of organization of an unsanctioned action in the Khimki
Forest on July 28 and sentenced to a fine of RUR 1,500.
Now the court will begin hearing to another item of accusation
–disobeying the police.
YABLOKO’s Artur Grokhovsky informs from the court room that
during hearing of the first case the court has satisfied the
motion of he defence on stopping hearing of the evidence from
the policemen. According to Grokhovsky, “the witness-policeman
was saying some rubbish even mixing up the date of the event.”
Chirikiva’s aid Yaroslav Nikitenko is now waiting for the
hearing of his case. He is also accused of organisation of
an unsanctioned action and disobeying the police.
See also:
Sergei Mitrokhin
to President Medvedev: felling of forest in Khimki is fire
hazardous. Press Release. July 5, 2010.
YABLOKO
conducted a picket in support of Yevgenia Chirikova. Press
Release and a Video. July 4, 2010
YABLOKO’s picket:
“Heads of the Khimki police to trial!”. Press Release. July
3, 2010.
Court ruled out
Sergei Mitrokhin guilty of disobeying police orders. YABLOKO’s
protest action. Press Release. July 3, 2010.
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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