“I don’t want to take part in this performance.” Maxim Shevchenko resigned from the Human Rights Council after refusing to discuss the beating of rally participants on May 5

Journalist Maxim Shevchenko decided to leave the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of Russia due to the lack of response to the beatings and arrests of protesters during the action "He is not our tsar" in Moscow, which took place on May 5. this He announced on the air of Ekho Moskvy.

According to Shevchenko, his demands to convene the HRC in full force in connection with the events of May 5 were ignored. This was the reason for the decision of the journalist to leave the council.

“We tried to do a lot of important things, in fact, nothing was done at all. We spoke to the president about torture, about political prisoners, about murders, about mass violations of human rights. I don’t want to participate in this performance anymore,” he said.

Shevchenko stressed that public arrests and beatings by "unknown armed formations" require an open meeting with the participation of security forces, journalists, people in Cossack uniforms and the victims.

Recall that the all-Russian action of supporters of the politician Alexei Navalny "He is not our king" was held in Russian cities on May 5. It was timed to coincide with the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which took place on May 7.

At the Moscow action, people were seen with the stripes of the organizations "Central Cossack Army", "Crimean Cossack Regiment" and "The First Consolidated Officers Plastunskaya Hundred". Judging by the videos published online, these people beat the protesters with fists and whips, while the police did not interfere in their actions. Later, The Bell reported that the "Central Cossack Army" has contracts with the Moscow Mayor's Office for training in dispersing rallies.

According to OVD - Info, almost 1,600 people were detained across the country, most of all in Moscow - about 700.