On February 18, 2012, a rally and a march of nationalists “Mirzaev must sit!” took place in the center of Moscow. The audience demanded to punish the athlete Rasul Mirzaev , accused of murdering 19-year-old Ivan Agafonov.
The rally at Chistye Prudy was coordinated with the city authorities, about 200-300 people took part in it. The event was attended by Alexander Belov, Vladimir Ermolaev, Georgy Borovikov (all - the movement "Russians"), Ivan Mironov (defendant in the case of the attempt on A. Chubais, acquitted in September 2010), Alla Gorbunova (ROD), Yuri Ekishev (Parabellum, NOMP), Dmitry Feoktistov (RGS), Valery Solovey (MGIMO professor, recently popular among ultra-right), Andrei Savelyev (leader of the Great Russia party). In addition, on The rally was attended by Agafonov's parents and the family's lawyer. The audience chanted nationalist chants on the street and in the subway (“Only Russia and only victory”, “Russians ”, “Moscow is a Russian city ”, “Moscow without chocks ”, “Russian order on Russian soil ”, “One for all and all for one ", "Cancel 282 ", "Putin is the President of the Caucasus "). At the end of the action, some of its participants took out the flag of the Anji Makhachkala club and tore it up.
Police officers were on duty at the scene ambulances were posted around the perimeter. Two juveniles were arrested for attempting to smuggle event fire, air gun and knife.
After the end of the rally, its participants went down to the subway. About 100 people We got off at Kitai-Gorod station and headed for Manezhnaya Square. Along the way marchers chanted xenophobic, anti-Caucasian and obscene slogans (in including " Russia for Russians, Moscow for Muscovites. Come on, come on…”, “Moscow not the Caucasus. Allah p…”, “Ziga Ziga”, “Your children will answer for this murder”, “Glory to Russia ”, “E... Caucasus, e... ” and etc.), some threw up their hands in a fascist salute.
In Kamergersky Lane, participants in the procession attacked two workers from the Middle Asia. An ambulance was called to one of them. In the underground passage through Tverskaya Street was torn off several shields from the ceiling.
On the way to Manezhnaya Square on Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street, the marchers were stopped by the police. IN underground passage to the square and on Mokhovaya Street was detained according to various estimates from 50 to 100 people.
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