Officials from Administration of the Lomonosovsky District
of the Leningrad region offered their apology to Alexander
Senotrusov, deputy head of YABLOKO’s Green faction, for their
intention to dismiss him from school where he had been working
as a teacher and their suspension of functioning of a children’s
club where he also worked. Persecutions against YABLOKO’s
activist began after his interview to the NTV television channel.
On March 7, NTV released a piece devoted to the practices
of unlawful construction of cottages in the natural reserves.
Alexander Senotrusov told the journalists about unlawful construction
at the Lebyazhiye village situated on Gulf of Finland shore.
After this the district administration began persecutions
against the teacher. Local bureaucrats were going to dismiss
Alexander Senotrusov as redundant and also cut off electricity
in the children’s club where he worked.
St.Petersburg’s branch of the YABLOKO party spread in the
media the party statement in defence of Senotrusov. The Bureau
of the party also released a statement in defence of the teacher
and ecologist. Public organisations, the dwellers of the village
and activists from the communist party also raised their voices
for Senotrusov.
Such public campaign resulted in various audits in the village.
The audit of administration was held along the key statements
made by the Green faction. After this the children’s club
was allowed to resume its work, and the local administration
brought their apology to Senotrusov.
See also:
Human
Rights
YABLOKO
for Ecology
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