According to Grigory Yavlinsky, leader of the YABLOKO
faction, adoption of the draft law on rallies with the restrictions
it envisaged could lead only to a sharp increase in the number
of unauthorized actions and, consequently, increase of tension
in St. Petersburg.
"It will not restoration of order, but violation of
order," said Grigory Yavlinsky.
According to the BaltInfo agency, this morning, the Governor's
bill lacked only one vote so that to be included into the
agenda of the Legislative Assembly. MPs from YABLOKO, the
Communist Party and Just Russia voted against it".
The bill proposed a ban on rallies, meetings and other events
on Nevsky Prospekt, the St. Isaac's and the Palace Squares,
and also contained many other prohibitions and restrictions.
Earlier, Boris Vishnevsky, member of the Legislative Assembly
from the YABLOKO faction, introduced submitted to the St,Petersburg
parliament an law on rallies alternative to the Governor’s
bill.
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