A holiday needs a soul

Deputies of the Krasnoselsky district of Moscow insist on holding the "Day of Free Elections" in the format of the municipal holiday. This was stated by the head of the district Ilya Yashin.

“Friends, do not go to the stuffing and wiring about the transfer of the day of free elections. We are not negotiating with the mayor and do not ask for anything. There is a decision of the Council of Deputies: the holiday will take place on December 24 on Lermontovskaya Square at 15:00. This decision is legitimate and we did not cancel it,” wrote Yashin.

On Friday, "Vedomosti reported that the deputies of the Krasnoselsky district, including Yashin, sent a letter to the chairman of the Commission for the Development of the Civil Society of the Public Chamber of Moscow, Alexei Venediktov and the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, with the proposal to transfer the" Day of Free Elections "to Sakharov Avenue.

“Venediktov wrote in his response to the deputies that he was faced with“ direct deception ”by Yashin, so he has no confidence in the proposal. He, as a member of the Public Chamber of Moscow, proposed an alternative site, Sakharov Avenue, for the event on December 24, since the confrontation between the Council of Deputies and the Moscow government was not allowed, ”the publication said.

"For understanding: there is nothing new in my position. I still said on Tuesday on the Public Chamber that we are ready to consider the transfer of the holiday to Sakharov Avenue. But the fundamental condition: it should still be a festival of the municipality, and not agreed by the mayor's rally, - Yashin commented on the article in the" Vedemphs ". - Venediktov sent a letter to the deputies with demand to cancel the holiday in The exchange for a rally for Sakharov.

The day before, it became known that the headquarters of the policy of Dmitry Gudkov calls the deputies of the Krasnoselsky district with requests to withdraw his signature in support of the holiday. "Gudkov told me yesterday that he" no longer has a festive mood "and on December 24 he will not come. But what would begin to dissuade from the participation of mundops, I did not expect, of course. With such calls, you can only please Sobyanin," Yashin wrote .

On November 28, the Council of Deputies of the municipal district of Krasnoselsky approved the "Day of Free Elections" on Lermontovskaya Square on December 24. According to the law "On local self -government in the city of Moscow", the arrangement of local holidays refers to issues of local significance of the municipal district.

On December 13, the deputy prefect of the central administrative district of the capital, Sergei Travkin, sent a letter to Yashin, which stated that due to the unhappy deadlines for filing a notification and the lack of the necessary package of documents "The event was not agreed." The official referred to the mayor’s order, although the festive events that are held by local governments in Moscow are not regulated by the city authorities and do not require their coordination. On the same day, the head of the Moscow Public Security Department, Vladimir Chernikov, called the "Day of Free Elections" illegal and "certain kind of provocation."

The next day, the Meshchanskaya Interdistrict Prosecutor's Office sent a notification to the head of the Krasnoselsky Council of Deputies about the inadmissibility of the "actually unauthorized rally under the guise of a district holiday."

On Tuesday, Gudkov filed an application for a five -thousandth rally in defense of the electoral rights of citizens on Academician Sakharov Avenue on December 24. A few hours later the city hall agreed on the event.

According to Yashin, in the Public Chamber of Moscow, he was offered to cancel the decision of the Council of Deputies on behalf of the “Day of Free Elections” on behalf of the City Hall and join the rally on Sakharov Avenue. “My position: the decision of our Council of Deputies to hold the holiday is legally,” wrote Yashin. “The rejection of it will actually mean a voluntary rejection of our authority in favor of the city hall - this is unacceptable.” At the same time, the politician noted that if the city hall offers "transfer the holiday to a more convenient site on Sakharov Avenue", the Council of Deputies will consider this option.

"As for Gudkov’s application for a rally, I do not consider it a provocateur, of course, and I believe in a sincere desire to help in resolving the conflict. But from my point of view, officials are trying to use it against us for their political purposes. Therefore, I ask Dima to withdraw the application," Yashin said. On the same day, Gudkov decided to withdraw his application. "Nobody offered to make any spoiler event. I wanted to make a great citywide rally, realizing that in this situation we have the opportunity to crush the city hall. Because when the mayor's office feels, she always concessions, - Gudkov said in the evening" rain "." I do not understand why he (Yashin. - Ed.) Referees. "

On Wednesday, the Moscow City Court forbade the holding of the municipal holiday "Day of Free Elections" in the Lermontovsky Square on December 24. “It is clear that the ears of the city hall are sticking out for this court decision,” Yashin noted. “I consider this decision politically motivated and illegal. The authorities use the court out of habit, when the arguments, tricks and tricks are being completed, and also when threats and psychological pressure do not work. We do not recognize this decision and we will not appeal and continue the preparation. As the head of the municipal district. I will make every effort to prove the legality of our position. "