In the Park, the peat bog, an attempt to start unauthorized construction of the temple is suppressed

In the Park, the Police stopped the attempt to start the “Forty Forters” activists to start unauthorized construction of the temple. This was reported on the page of the park defenders.

At 4 o’clock in the morning two trucks drove into the park. About 30 men in masks began to unload building materials, pushing the defenders of the park. "Skiing with local residents, among whom there were many women, the invaders carried out prayer," the message says. Orthodox activists used pepper cans. One of their defenders of the park broke a finger.

Employees of the traffic police arrived in the situation refused to intervene in the situation. Police said that they have no authority to stop the illegal construction.

“Meanwhile, the invaders were not able to present any permitting documents for the response: all construction documents, except for the right of temporary lease by the“ forty forty ”movement, which“ oversees ”lawlessness on the peat,” the park defenders say. “These actions can only be regarded as arbitrariness, self -seizure and frank raids. And also as a shares of immunity of local residents who hold the defense in the park already Ninth month "

However, later the police nevertheless came to the park. Orthodox activists, led by the coordinator of the "Forty forty" movement Andrei Kormukhin. “Now they will be taken to the department, and there are already lawyers there,” the police officer said. “The fact of unloading has already been, now the audit will be carried out on this fact.”

In the morning, building materials were taken out of the park.

Events in the Park peat

Protests against the construction of the church in Torfyanka began on June 18, 2015. In order to prevent the passage of equipment to the site fenced for construction, the locals defeated the tent camp. On June 25, riot police dismantled the protesters' tents and detained 25 defenders of the park , but later everyone was 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.

On August 14, the tent camp of the eco -defenders was re -dispersed by the police with the participation of riot police. The security forces stated that activists spoil the lawn and green spaces. Meanwhile, supporters of the construction of the Church, guarding the construction site, reported that the park was preparing for the holiday.

On August 19, supporters of the construction held in a peat, the celebration of the apple rescue. Before the start of the celebration, the gathered in chorus sang the prayer "Heavenly King". The police, present on the spot, regarded this as a public prayer and fined the community for 10 thousand rubles .

Finally, on October 8, the Urban Planning and Earth Commission of Moscow canceled the decision on the construction of the church in Torfyanka. The construction site in the park was ordered to dismantle by November 1. Nevertheless, this was not done. Meanwhile, the construction of the temple has already begun in another place

In January, after a meeting of Orthodox activists in the park, the State Duma deputy from the LDPR Mikhail Degtyarev resumed attacks on the defenders of the park . During the meeting, Kormukhin spoke, who called for a tent of opponents of construction. Immediately after the meeting, supporters of Kormukhin promised to “kill” and “wet” eco -activists. The police detained several people from among those who spokes with threats, but did not take any actions against them, despite the fact that activists have submitted applications. Kormukhin himself was not detained.