The Moscow authorities finally refused the opposition in the procession, but lost to the rally

The Moscow City Hall finally refused the opposition to hold the procession on May 6, on the anniversary of events in Bolotnaya Square . In the end, only a rally will take place there. Allowed time - until 21:30.

“The Moscow City Hall agreed on the rally on May 6. The procession was refused. The collection from 18 to 19 hours. A rally from 19 to 21:30 a.m. in the Bolotnaya Square,”wrote Peter Tsarikov, member of the coordination council of the opposition.

The head of the regional security department at the City Hall, Alexei Mayorov, on May 30, stated that the procession would not be authorized on May 6, explaining that it is impossible to organize such a mass event on a working day (May 6 is Monday).

One of the organizers of the action, a journalist, member of the solidarity political council, Alexander Ryklin, told Interfax on Thursday that the permitted number of a rally is 30 thousand people. "We have achieved that in the case of overflowing the rally territory, the area of ​​the share will be increased throughout the square and pedestrian part of Bolotnaya Street," he said.

“In fact, the negotiations were very difficult today, as in the previous days. We insisted that our application be fulfilled in full. The city hall still refused to coordinate the march. At some point, we were ready to abandon the request, including the rally. We consulted with our colleagues, even wrote a refusal. But the mayor's office went on serious concessions,” Ryklin said Russian Russian news service .

“Taking into account all this, after all, after long approvals and consultations, we decided to agree to this format,” he summed up.

Mayorov, for his part, expressed the hope that "all parties will succeed in the preparation and conduct of the rally." “As for law enforcement agencies and city authorities, we will do everything so that the space that is provided for the rally is ready, and no problems arose,” he assured.

Meanwhile, the Moscow authorities previously allowed to hold on Sunday , May 5, in the area of ​​Bolotnaya Square and the rally of the so -called "Expert Council of the Opposition". Ryklin said this event is an attempt to "blur protest" and a provocation.

Recall, on May 6, 2012, agreed with the Moscow authorities “Millions Marsh” in Bolotnaya Square grew into a clash of demonstrators with the police. The opposition accused the police of obstructing a procession and rally. The police accused the opposition of deliberate provocation. More than 400 people were detained.

According to the organizers, about 20 thousand people participated in the action, according to the police - about eight thousand. On the day of the march, a criminal case was opened under Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (calls for mass riots) and Art. 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (the application of violence in relation to a representative of the authorities). In the "swamp business" 27 people pass, so far only one person Maxim Luzyanin was convicted , 4.5 years in colony.

On April 22, the results of an independent investigation by a group of Russian public figures were published, including lawyers, human rights activists, journalists, university rector, writers and actors, as well as representatives of the opposition. The whole report can be found on the website "Round table December 12" . The essence of the document boils down to the fact that the police were preparing to disperse this action in advance, and there were no mass riots in the swamp, but in the crowd activists noticed provocateurs.