New attack on defenders of Torfyanka Park

During a protest against the development of the Torfyanka park, an activist of the Forty Forty movement attacked a woman, and then hit the one who tried to to separate the assistant to the deputy.

April 10, 2016 activists of the Forty Sorokov movement attacked the defenders of the Torfyanka park. During a protest against a possible building up the park, one of the representatives of the "Forty Magpies" hit a woman. Vladislav, assistant to State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Alexander Potapov, who saw this Kuznetsov tried to intervene, then the attacker hit him in the temple. Doctors concussion is suspected.

The attacker was arrested by the police.

According to the Orthodox, the defenders of the park tried to disrupt them a prayer service in retaliation for the disruption of the concert of the Batyushka group.

According to the defenders of the park, a few days earlier environmental activist Sergei Makarkin was attacked.

Recall that the court considered the construction of the temple in the park illegal, the construction of the temple has already begun on a new site, but "Forty Sorokov" is trying to resume construction on the territory of "Torfyanka". The previous attack on the park's defenders took place in February, and in March was dismantled . the tent where local residents were on duty

Sources

• Unidentified people beat the assistant to the deputy of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in Torfyanka park in Moscow // Gazeta.ru. 2016. April 10.
• Satanists thwarted a prayer service in "Torfyanka" // Interfax-religion. 2016. April 11.
• Orthodox militant attacked environmental activist Kuznetsov in Torfyanka park // Grani.ru. 2016. April 10.