Rally against the construction of a mosque in Syktyvkar

On September 19, 2010, a rally was held in Syktyvkar against mosque construction . About 70 people gathered at the construction site, granted to Muslims. The event was organized by national patriotic organizations. spoke at the rally. The leader of the movement "Frontier" North” Aleksey Kolegov, who argued that the question of building a mosque was not discussed at public hearings .

Representative of the regional branch of the People's State Party of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Cheglakov expressed dissatisfaction with the presence in Petrozavodsk not only of Muslims, but also of "sectarians".

**A.Kolegov invited the audience to address V. Putin in connection with the current situation.

On the night of September 21, a workers' house was set on fire at the construction site .**

Sources

• National patriots of Komi intend to hand over signatures against the construction of a mosque in Syktyvkar to Vladimir Putin (photo) // KomiOnline. 2010. September 19.