Yabloko MP in St. Petersburg suggests that the National Guard Troops should be commissioned to shovel snow instead of dispersing rallies
Boris Vishnevsky
Press release, 15.01.2019
Boris Vishnevsky, Yabloko MP in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, addressed Andrei Bakumenko, head of the National Guard Troops in St. Petersburg, with a suggestion to commission the service to shovel snow in the city instead of dispersing rallies and pickets.
In his letter Vishnevsky writes that there is a serious problem with the removal of snow and ice in the city. This situation not simply causes inconvenience but creates a threat to people’s health. There is a lack of cleaners and special equipment. Mass media writes that school teachers were commissioned to shovel snow in the areas where social infrastructure facilities are situated.
“I think it is absolutely improper to use teachers to shovel snow when there is a large number of officers of the National Guard. In my experience their main concern is to disperse peaceful demonstrations and detain the protestors, infusing women and teenagers, which does not require much effort,” Vishnevsky’s appeal runs.
The politician believes that the National Guard Troops are better prepared for snow shovelling than teachers. “Snow will not run away for the National Guard officers. It cannot fail to obey their legitimate demands,” Vishnevsky writes.
Posted: January 17th, 2019 under YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.