Three hunger strikers in Novy Urengoy were released from the police, two will remain in custody until trial

Three earlier hunger strikers in protest at the administration of Novy Urengoy - Taras Kiselev, Dmitry Oleinik and Zhanna Belik - were released from the police after giving explanations. Two, Yuri Bularga and Kashtanova, remain in the department until tomorrow’s trial. Elena Sidorenkova reported this to the hotline on July 19.

detainees OVD-InfoAccording to her, the trial will probably take place at 16.00, but the information has not been verified. What happened to the detained pensioner Chuprinsky is still unknown; he is not in touch.

The camp was set up under the windows of the Novy Urengoy administration on July 11 - residents were outraged by the violation of their housing rights. On July 12, administration officials refused to accept an initiative group of human rights activists that tried to mediate negotiations between the administration and the hunger strikers. On July 13, representatives of the prosecutor's office arrived. They took explanatory notes from the protest camp participants. On July 19, the protest camp participants were invited by the Deputy Mayor of Novy Urengoy, Andrei Voronov. At the meeting, he promised to look into their issue and asked residents to prepare documents. “It is worth noting that all departments of the city and region are already inundated with these documents, statements and appeals from protesting participants. After the Novurengoy residents left Voronov’s reception, the police drove up to them and began making arrests,” Sidorenkova said.