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Sergei Mitrokhin demands from Public Prosecutor to file a criminal case against head of the company felling tries in Khimki Forest

Press Release
August 16, 2010

YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin demanded from Public Prosecutor to file a criminal case against Alexander Semchenko, head of the Teplotekhnik company felling tries in Khimki Forest. In his interview to Komsomolskaya Pravda paper Semchenko told that he had organised an attack of football fans on the defenders of the forest.

Semchenko also admitted that he had employed a group of persons for provocations against ecologists and other citizens.

“Thus Akexander Semchenko admitted that he had purposefully organised and provoked an attack against the ecologists’ camp, i.e. acted as organizer in producing harm to two or more persons,” runs Mitrokhin’s application. This deed as qualified as crime in accordance with Articles 34, 112, 115 and 116 of the Criminal Code of the RF.

Sergei Mitrokhin demands from the Public Prosecutor to conduct an audit on the facts published in the media and find out what private security companies were employed by Semchenko, as well as file a criminal case against Semchenko and other persons who participated in the attack against ecologists.

 

See also:

In Russia, fires - and politicians - are bringing down forests. By William J. Dobson. Washington Post. August 13, 2010

Sergei Mitrokhin to President Medvedev: felling of forest in Khimki is fire hazardous. Press Release. August 5, 2010

YABLOKO conducted a picket in support of Yevgenia Chirikova. Press Release and a Video. July 4, 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

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

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Press Release
August 16, 2010