| YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin urged Russian President
Dmitry Medvedev to establish a moratorium on the felling of
forests in the Khimki area "at least until the end of
fires and lifting of the of the emergency situation regime
in the Moscow region."
The photographs
attached to the letter show the signs of fire-hazardous
activities in the work of woodcutters and securities protecting
them, in particular, a fire they had made in their camp and
cans with fuel for chainsaws simply scattered throughout the
clearance.
"In spite of the order by the Moscow Region Governor
Boris Gromov on limiting access of citizens to forests in
the Moscow region, dozens of voluntary assistants to the Teplotekhnik
company are supporting felling of the forest and their work
can also contribute to fire development,” runs the statement.
Mitrokhin also reminded Dmitry Medvedev about a "scandalous
fact" – lack of documentation on cutting in the Khimki
Forest. "Yet the public has not been shown neither a
permit for the highway construction nor a statement of the
use of forest or a felling permit", writes Sergei Mitrokhin.
In addition, according to Mitrokhin, "the fight for
the saving forests from fires is morally incompatible with
simultaneous felling of these forests for commercial purposes."
See also:
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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