In Simferopol, police dispersed the “Deceived Crimea” rally

In the capital of Crimea, on August 20, police officers did not allow the previously agreed rally “Deceived Crimea” to be held. The organizers of the event, ataman of the Crimean Cossacks Sergey Akimov and the chairman of the Crimean Anti-Corruption Committee, Ilya Bolshedvorov, as well as activist Anna Shaulskaya, were detained. The incident is reported by the portal “Crimea. Realities."

on his Facebook Bolshodvorov clarifies : “The event was agreed with the administration of the city of Simferopol, and we also received a letter from the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which accordingly indicated that it was approved. Upon arrival at the venue of the event, the police officers, together with the city administration, forbade us from holding this event, referring to the fact that the event was not agreed upon. They did not provide us with any documents confirming this fact. An employee of the administration said that she left them at work." According to him, about 200 people gathered at the rally.

The authorities of Simferopol banned the "Deceived Crimea" rally in the city center, but allowed it to be held on the square in front of the Palace of Culture of Trade Unions. They also wanted to hold a similar rally in Yalta, but the local administration did not agree to it, Krym. Realities". There is no information about drawing up protocols on the detainees.