Moscow authorities did not approve the “They got it” procession

The Moscow authorities did not agree on the procession "They got it," one of the organizers, Daria Polyudova, told OVD-Info. The activists planned to hold a rally in the center of the capital.

A copy of the response of the Department of Regional Security and Anti-Corruption is at the disposal of OVD-Info. The document says that the procession will interfere with the movement of pedestrians and vehicles, "violate the rights and interests of citizens not participating in the event."

Officials also said that another event was planned for Suvorovskaya Square, but did not specify which one. Another reason for the refusal is that one of the excursion routes around Moscow starts from the monument to Pushkin.

As a result, the activists were offered to organize a procession in Sokolniki Hyde Park. Moscow Helsinki Group lawyer Nikolai Kavkazsky drew attention to the fact that a rally with up to 1,500 participants could be held in Hyde Park without the consent of the authorities. The notice for the procession "They got it" indicates the number of up to 300 people, so Sokolniki Park cannot be considered as part of the approval procedure for the action.

Activists claim that they were given a response to the notification later than three days, so they consider the procession agreed. They also announced that they intended to hold a series of single pickets in the center of Moscow.

The organizers of “They Got It” demand that “those responsible for the terrorist attacks in Magnitogorsk and the Rostov region” be punished, the law on raising the retirement age and VAT be repealed, political prisoners be released and political repressions stopped, and tariffs and prices should be canceled.