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In the Park of the peat, the police fined the Orthodox community
The police fined the Orthodox community that organized the celebration of an apple rescue in Parka Park (the Transfiguration of the Lord). This is reported by Interfax.
Before the celebration, the gathered at the stage sang the prayer "Heavenly King" in chorus. The police regarded this as a public prayer, which was not agreed with the municipal authorities. The policeman drew up a protocol and wrote out a receipt of 10 thousand rubles.
Lawyers of the Forty Forty Movement intend to challenge the fine. "We consider the fact of a fine as a dangerous precedent that limits the rights of believers enshrined in the Constitution," the press service of the movement said. They explained that the singing of prayer to the laity cannot be considered as a prayer service. He must be performed according to the church rules.
On the page of the public movement "For the Park of the Peat", it is reported that initially the administration of the Losinoostrovsky district of the city of Moscow entered into a contract for the provision of services for a festive event in the amount of 99 thousand rubles. However, after the activists reminded that the budget money should not be spent on a holiday organized by private individuals and promised to contact the TFR, the contract was terminated.
On August 14, the police, with the participation of riot police , liquidated the tent camp of the defenders of the Park of the Parka Park . The police said they act on the basis of the order of the head of the Moscow Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection of Anton Kulbatic. The document said that activists spoil the lawn and green spaces. The construction supporters in the temple park stated that the park was being prepared for the holiday.
The Park of the Peat is located in the Losinoostrovsky district in the northeast of Moscow. Protests against the construction of the church have been continuing on June 18. In order to prevent the passage of equipment to the site fenced for construction, the locals defeated the tent camp. On June 25, the situation in the park worsened. Two buses with riot police arrived. The police dismantled the protesters and their canopy. 25 defenders of the park were detained . Later they were released without drawing up protocols.
On the same day, the prefect of the North-Eastern District Valery Vinogradov ordered to stop the construction before the end of the trial. Patriarch Kirill also called for the refusal of confrontation in the peat and peaceful settlement of all the contradictions.
On July 9, a rally against the construction of the Church was held in Torfyanka. The action raised about 500 people. They adopted a resolution in which they expressed distrust of the Moscow authorities.
Protesters held posters, including with the inscriptions "Hands off the peat!" and "resignation". The speakers noted that the order of Vinogradov on the complete dismantling of the construction site was not fulfilled. The demonstrators refused to give the floor to the municipal deputy from "United Russia" and escorted it from the stage to the cries of "shame".
On July 16, three opponents of the construction of the church were hung on a large stone bridge opposite the Kremlin banner with the inscription "Putin, save the peat!" The stretch sagged for several minutes. Random passers -by helped to remove her arrogant guard. One of them showed in which direction the activists went. However, no one was detained.
On July 26, activists participated in a walk along Red Square in the same T -shirts with the logo of the public movement "Behind the Torfyanka". The participants of the action did not shout slogans, and some walked one by one. In total, the police detained 15 participants in the action. Two - the mother and her minor daughter - were released, the rest made protocols. Later they were fined 10 thousand rubles each.
Public hearings on the construction of the temple in Torfyanka were carried out with serious violations. The district court recognized the results of the hearings, but the Moscow City Court canceled this decision and sent a lawsuit filed by public activists to revise. However, in the process of preparation for the process, it turned out that a different project was submitted for public hearings than included in the decree of the Moscow government. Thus, the construction turned out to be completely illegal. Social activists recalled the lawsuit. Now the prosecutor's office should prohibit construction. A statement was sent to the Swa -District Department of Internal Affairs with a request to institute criminal proceedings on the fact of forgery of documents of public hearings.
