The Democratic Petersburg coalition YABLOKO is member of
conducted a raid proving that St.Petersburg authorities did
not allow the Democratic Petersburg to conduct rallies in
the city on fictitious grounds. The city authorities turned
down 20 sites as possible grounds for the coalition rally.
"We have collected evidence of the officials lies and
will file a law suit against them," said the coalition
members.
This Sunday, the coalition planned to hold a rally against
the federal law on the "gay propaganda". The application
was submitted to the authorities four times proposing 20 different
locations. However, all the applications were turned down.
The organizers were ready to hold a rally at any time from
12:00 to 18:00, but the officials said that all proposed sites
were taken by other activities at that time or some renovation
works or repairs were conducted there. Each time the rally
fell under some ban.
On the day of the failed rally members of the Democratic
Petersburg coalition and journalists inspected the sites in
the city center where the action could not be held according
to the city authorities due to other rallies or construction
works.
The public inspection demonstrated that most of the sites
were turned down on faked pretexts.
Photographs: activists standing in St.Petersburg
sites prohibited for the rally, they are holding banners stating
the reason of the ban and showing that the reason was fictitious.
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