YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin brutally arrested
Press release, 07.11.2015
Brutal arrest of YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin during YABLOKO’s annual peaceful action of laying of flowers commemorating the victims of the Bolsviks’ terror – officers and students of military schools who defended democratic Russia against the Bolsheviks’ coup in 1917.
Sergei Mitrokhin was arrested at about 13:00 by police at YABLOKO’s annual remembrance action. On this day YABLOKO commemorates officers and students of military schools (junkers) – the defenders of democratic Russia – who fought against the Bolshevik coup d’ etat in 1917.
Annually activists lay flowers to the building where the head quarters of the defenders were and place a paper memorial plaque. At present the Head Quarters of the Russian mlitary are located in the building. However, they have never opposed the action so far.
It is for the first time that violent arrests take place during this peaceful memorial action. The arrest of YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin was brutal, Mitrokhin is threatened with loong-term imprisonment for alleged violation of several Russian laws.
Photos by Grigory Semenov
Posted: November 7th, 2015 under Human Rights.