Rally in memory of Boris Nemtsov banned in Moscow

The event on February 27, dedicated to the anniversary of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, is banned in Moscow by the authorities. Politician Ilya Yashin announced this on social networks.

He said that a letter was sent to the Moscow City Hall in advance, under which, in addition to the signature of Yashin himself, Evgeny Roizman, Elena Rusakova, Sergey Davidis, Vladimir Kara-Murza and Vadim Prokhorov signed. They informed officials that on this day people traditionally come to the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge to leave flowers at the murder site. The text contained a proposal to instruct city services to assist citizens and not create obstacles.

In response, Yashin received a letter from the security department of the city hall, where it was said that the information was taken into account. Later, the head of the department contacted me and confirmed that the mayor’s office had no objections.

However, on February 24, the military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine began, and a representative of the mayor’s office contacted Yashin again, saying that “the event is canceled.” “The security forces fear that Nemtsov’s memorial day will turn into an anti-war rally,” said Ilya Yashin.

He noted that he himself intended to come to the bridge with flowers in order to leave them at the scene of the murder of Boris Nemtsov. “No one has the right to forbid me this,” Yashin pointed out.

“At the same time, all citizens who want to do the same should take into account the negative attitude of the police. I believe that posters, chants and political symbols will lead to arrests. However, there is no such law that prohibits expressing grief for the victims of political terror,” the politician stated.