Grigory Yavlinsky: “I have not seen any “mass-scale riots” in the streets of Moscow”
Grigory Yavlinsky’s blog post, 9.08.2019
Twelve people have already been arrested on the so-called “mass-scale riots case”. They want to ruin the lives of these young people for general intimidation. I was at all the rallies and processions of recent weeks, including 27 July. I did not see any “mass-scale riots” in the streets of Moscow. But what I saw there was the brutal dispersal by the security forces of civilians who took to the streets to express their dissatisfaction with the lies of the authorities. And all of Russia saw this
Arrests of unregistered candidates for deputies of the Moscow City Duma, a police pogrom at the Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK), threats to deprive the participants of the actions of their parental rights – all this represents attempts to intimidate and suppress the society. I am ready to stand surety for most of those arrested and provide legal assistance to those detained during protest actions.
Grigory Yavlinsky is Chairman of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko Party, Vice-President of Liberal International. Doctor of Economics, Professor of the National Research University “Higher School of Economics”.
Posted: August 15th, 2019 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2019.