FBK lawyer Lyubov Sobol conducted a briefing before a rally on August 10 (video)

A lawyer of the Corruption Foundation (FBK) and an unregistered candidate for Mosgorduma deputies Lyubov Sobol held a press conference on Friday dedicated to the current situation around the rally preparation on August 10 on Sakharov Avenue and an emerging political crisis. A direct broadcast from a briefing was organized by the Sotavision channel.

Love Sobol demands to allow independent candidates to the elections, as well as to terminate the cases of riots on July 27 and the obstruction of the election commission, excited due to the meeting on July 14, the Radio station "Freedom" reports.

An unregistered candidate considers it necessary to conduct an adequate investigation under the article on the application of violence to representatives of the authorities, which accuse several participants in the action on July 27. Love Sobol insists that protesters did not use force, unlike police and the Russian Guard. Their actions must also be investigated.

I mentioned Sobol and the case of the legalization of criminal proceeds, excited in relation to the FBK. She considers the actions of the authorities by pressure on the opposition and a focused attack on the fund.

According to Lyubov Sobol, the current political crisis cannot be resolved by repression.

This week, the Central Electoral Commission rejected Lyubov Sobol's complaint about the refusal to register it with a candidate in the elections to the Moscow City Duma. 239 signatures were not enough for registration FBK lawyer. The CEC recognized as valid only seven previously rejected signatures.

Love Sobol was nominated by a candidate from the 43rd constituency, which includes areas such as Arbat, Presnensky and Khamovniki. On July 13, the District Electoral Commission refused the FBK lawyer to register. After that, the sable announced a hunger strike.

19 independent candidates for deputies of the Moscow City Duma filed complaints in the CEC for refusal to register. They insist that election commissions committed gross violations when taking into account signatures and in the process of registration.

On July 27 and August 3, inconsistent protests in support of independent candidates were held in Moscow. Both times, Love Sobol was delayed even before she managed to get to the event. She was taken to the Investigative Committee and released in the status of a witness in criminal cases "On the obstruction of the work of the election commission" and "On the riots."

On August 10, an action agreed with the authorities for free elections is planned. Love Sobol said that she would take part in the action. She also noted that earlier came to the rally, the video blogger Yuri Dud and the rapper Oxxxymiron (Miron Fedorov) was called to come to the rally. The artist, in particular, said that for the first time in his life he would go to the rally.

"Together, to seek the cessation of the absurd and repressive criminal case about the riots of the 27th and 3rd. R border, which were not in practice," the musician said.

According to the rapper, the authorities are trying to put an equal sign between a peaceful inconsistent action and an armed uprising. At the end of the video, Oxxxymiron listed the names of the defendants in the case of "riots" and demanded their liberation, "rain" said.

According to Lyubov Sobol, the statements of the blogger and rapper indicate that the protest has already gone beyond the political part of the society. And the myth that the opposition is marginalized, and the Kremlin is based on the support of the majority of the population.

Lyubov Sobol also expressed the conviction that the cruel actions of the security forces are not an “executor’s excess”, but are authorized by political leadership. Regarding the attempts of the authorities to find a “foreign trace” in protests, she added that this is due to the phobias of Vladimir Putin, who believes that the opposition is sponsored by the West. These fears can also warm people from the president's entourage.