In two cities, the courts found refusals to approve rallies against corruption illegal

The courts in Nizhny Tagil and Novosibirsk declared on March 25 illegal the refusals of city authorities to coordinate anti-corruption rallies.

In Nizhny Tagil, the court gave the mayor's office until 20:00 today to formulate a response to the organizers of the protest, writes Znak.com . As an argument in defense of the decision of the city administration, a representative of the municipal government said in court that it was impossible to hold mass events at the site chosen by the activists near the Sovremennik Palace of Culture. The organizer of the rally, Korovin, says that this statement sounds at least strange, because some time ago an environmental rally was held there in defense of the Chernoistochinsky Pond, at which Aleksey Balyberdin, a candidate for the State Duma of the Russian Federation, spoke.

In Novosibirsk, the mayor's office did not agree on a rally in the local Hyde Park. “Judge Malakhov from the Central District Court found the actions of the mayor’s office illegal, and the rally in the square near the Globus was allowed,” quoted Sergei Boyko, the organizer of the action, as saying. Interfax