The head of the company that is cutting down the Khimki forest, Bishop A. Semchenko, advised activists “not to go against the state machine”

July 25, 2010 representatives of the Movement for the Protection of the Khimki Forest met with Alexander Semchenko, head of the Teplotekhnik company, leading deforestation. A. Semchenko is a bishop of the Church Evangelical Christians in Russia. During the meeting, A. Semchenko advised the activists "not to go against the state machine."

An agreement was reached to suspend cutting until 28 July.

Recall that on July 23, an attack was made on the camp of environmentalists . Later, A. Semchenko admitted that he had organized this attack himself.

Sources

• Bishop Semchenko, head of Khimki forest felling company, accuses environmentalists // Comments.ru. 2010. July 28.
• In the forest logging moratorium // BN.ru. 2010. July 28.