The Governor of St. Petersburg opposes holding “prayer services and mass religious events” at the Sennaya Market

19 October 2010 it became known that the Governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matviyenko urged Muslims of the city not to pray "where nothing is provided, or where it may interfere with the ordinary life of the townspeople. According to her, the religious celebration of some should not interfere with ordinary life. others.

In particular, we are talking about the fact that "prayers and other mass religious actions" should not be held at the Hay Market in St. Petersburg.

"Government the city will think about how to solve the problem of mass religions on Sennoy market," she added.

Sources

• Matvienko spoke out against collective prayer at the Hay Market // IslamRF. 2010. October 19.