A second action in support of
Vladimir Putin takes place in front the Krasnodar office of the
YABLOKO party
Press service of the Krasnodar
YABLOKO
November 21, 2012
On November 19, a rally of public non-governmental organisation
Social Justice (supporting Vladimir Putin) took place in front
of the in front the Krasnodar office of the YABLOKO party.
The organizers of the rally tried to make the Krasnodar YABLOKO
"publicly apologize for the insulting leaflets against
the elected President".
This is already the second action against YABLOKO organised
by Krasnodar supporters of Vladimir Putin. The first action
in a form of a pocket was held in front of the office of the
Krasnodar branch of YABLOKO on November 1. The pro-Putin rally
gathered about 50 participants who carried slogans "The
Krasnodar Territory supports Putin" and "Social
justice." The overwhelming majority of the participants
were elderly women. Several supervisors registered those who
came to the rally so that to give them remuneration for participation
in the rally.
As during the picket of November 1, the majority of the participants
neither understood why they had gathered by YABLOKOs office,
nor could explain the goals and objectives of the action.
They confessed that they had been brought here or sent
here. The action was guarded by police. The organizers tried
o obstruct photo or video recording of the rally.
YABLOKO activists, in turn, spread among the protesters different
materials about Putin, including the booklet "The Black
Sea Palaces and Their Hosts" and "Life of the Galley
Slave" and other booklets (anti-government from the
point of the view of the organizers of the rally). The booklets
went like hotcakes, despite of active counteraction of the
organizers who tried to snatch the booklets from the hands
of their own activists. But the participants of the pro-Putin
rally turned out to be interested in alternative information
about Putin and carried away about 100 "anti-governments"
booklets.
The rally ended by burning of white ribbons (a symbol of protest)
in a zinc bucket and dispelling its dust.
"The activities of Social Justice are focused on the
demonstration of "broad support to Vladimir Putin by
the population". This organization operates in the closest
contact with the authorities and is under their complete control.
There is no doubt that all these pro-Putin rallies are carried
out at their request," said Andrei Rudomakha, Chair of
the Krasnodar regional branch of the YABLOKO party.
