Moscow riot police refused to go to work because their schedule was too busy and there were no days off. reported this on October 11 Interfax with reference to the head of the coordination council of the Moscow police union, Mikhail Pashkin.

The union was contacted by employees of the fourth battalion of the Moscow riot police, who stated that they did not want to work for the seventh day in a row. The number of riot police who refused to work is not specified. According to Pashkin, he managed to convince them to join the service. The trade union sent recommendations to the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the working hours of police officers.

The Main Directorate of the Moscow Ministry of Internal Affairs, in turn, reported that the capital's riot police officers are working according to schedule. A busy schedule is associated with a large number of socio-political events and is compensated by time off and increased vacation.

Earlier it was reported about bonuses paid by the Moscow mayor's office to employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who participated in maintaining order at mass rallies on May 6-9.

Let us remind you that on May 6, the opposition rally “March of Millions” took place, which ended in clashes with the police. About 400 people were detained, several dozen people were injured, including law enforcement officers. At the end of May, it became known that several police officers who were injured during the riots on Bolotnaya Square were awarded apartments.

Moscow riot police officers complained about the lack of days off