The Moscow authorities refused to approve the protest action of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. The police and the prosecutor's office warned against participation in it

The Moscow Mayor's Office refused the Communist Party of the Russian Federation to hold a protest action on Pushkinskaya Square on September 25.

The mayor's office stressed that the refusal was due to the ban on holding public events, which continues to operate in the city due to the coronavirus.

The Prosecutor General's Office and the Moscow police issued warnings about the inadmissibility of participation in the event.

Sota reports that the police came to the head of the Communist Party faction in the Moscow City Duma, Nikolai Zubrilin, to hand him a summons, but he refused it. Operatives of the Center "E" cordoned off the Moscow City Duma and are waiting for the communists to leave. The security forces also came to the Moscow City Party Committee.

On the afternoon of September 24, was detained Sergei Udaltsov, coordinator of the Left Front, . He is charged with an administrative article on calls to participate in an uncoordinated rally due to the announcement of the Communist Party's action in his social networks.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation itself emphasized that in addition to the application for the rally, they sent a notification to the mayor's office about the rally in the format of a meeting of deputies with voters, which does not require approval. Party leader Gennady Zyuganov emphasized that the Communist Party's actions were "absolutely legal".

• On the morning of September 24, Roskomnadzor threatened the Communist Party of the Russian Federation with blocking the site due to the announcement of the rally. After that, the announcement was removed, but the site appeared a call to come to the meeting of deputies with voters.
• In the past few days, the police have begun detaining people who participated in the Communist Party's protest rally on Pushkinskaya Square on September 20th.