Residents of Gurzuf protesting against the transfer of the beach to the Artek camp were detained by police

The police detained residents of Gurzuf, outraged by the transfer of the Gurovskie Kameny beach to the Artek camp, when journalists from the Crimea 24 channel came to them on June 27, the reports . Notes publication

The portal refers to a post on Facebook by the editor of the CIS department of Lenta.ru, Ekaterina Petukhova, who published a message from a Crimean resident who contacted her.

“The Crimean channel Crimea 24 came to our Gurovskie Kameny beach and interviewed local residents! Law enforcement agencies arrived and took them away to give evidence and explanations! Is this legal?!) They also took away several more people who were actively giving interviews! journalists were tied up for their work! the activist who blocked the road for the “bobby” with journalists was also shoved into the car,” a user told Petukhova. Now the recording of the Lenta.ru employee is unavailable.

In March 2015, the boundaries of the Artek camp were expanded by 10 hectares, adding both a residential area and one of the most popular beaches of Gurzuf, “Gurovskie Kameny”. Local residents were unhappy with the authorities' decision. On June 27, a protest rally also took place in Yalta. According to one of the organizers of the rally, co-chairman of the public movement “Crimea is ours!” Igor Baryshnikov, the rally had to be held in Yalta, 20 kilometers from the territories included in the borders of Artek, since the authorities of Gurzuf did not give permission to hold the picket.