After the premiere of the play about the Bolotnaya case, the police and the Ministry of Emergency Situations came to Teatr.doc • Meduza • RIMA — Russian Independent Media Archive
After the premiere of the play about the Bolotnaya case, the police and the Ministry of Emergency Situations came to Teatr.doc
The day after the premiere of the play about the “Bolotnaya case”, police officers and employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations came to the Moscow “Teatr.doc”. This was announced by the director of the play Elena Gremina. It is unknown why law enforcement officers came.
The premiere of the play “Bolotnaya Affair” took place on May 6, the anniversary of the clashes on Bolotnaya Square between police officers and participants in a coordinated march in 2012. On the day of the premiere, police were on duty near the theater building. The performance is based on dialogues with relatives of those involved in the Bolotnaya case.
More than 30 people were involved in the case of the riots on Bolotnaya Square, more than 10 of them are still in prison. Despite the fact that the protesters were also injured as a result of the clashes, no criminal cases were brought against the police who dispersed the demonstration.