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From:    Navalny Alexey Anatolyevich,
             Lawyer, the “Mezhregion” Moscow Bar Association,
             Residence address


According to the letter from the Deputy Mayor of Moscow, Moscow city Government, Mr A. N. Gorbenko on May 04, 2012, the following public events concurred with a group of citizens consisting of I. V. Bakirov, S. K. Davidis, E. A. Lukyanova, N. L. Mityushkina and S. S, Udaltsov on May 06, 2012: starting at 4:00 pm – a demonstration from Kaluzhskaya Sq. along B. Yakimanka St. and B. Polyanka St. to Bolotnaya Sq., and a rally till 07:39 pm in Bolotnaya Sq., with the purposes of “lodging a protest against abuse and fraud during the parliamentary and presidential elections; requiring clean elections; observing human rights, the legislation of the RF and its international obligations”.

According to the information placed on May 05, 2012 on the official site of the Ministry of the Interior, Moscow Sate Dept (http://petrovka38.ru/news/38875/), from 4:00 pm to 19:00 pm a march numbering up to 5 thousand persons was agreed with the citizen group, from Kaluzhskaya Sq. along Bolshaya Yakimanka St. and Bolshaya Polyanka St., across the Maly Kamenny Bridge to Bolotnaua Sq., whererin the rally was to be held; the passway to the rally would be arranged from the Bolshoy and Maly Kamenny Bridges, where 15 walk-through metal detectors were to be installed. In addition, a sheme of these events was published on the said site, with the locations of metal detectors, the line of the march, sections of traffic shut-off and the location of the rally, mapped.

On May 06, 2012, when people were marching to the rally’s area, the Moscow Government and the Main Directorate of the Interior Ministry officials displayed gross violations of the previously agreed scheme and procedure of the event. Thus, the gardens of the Bolotnaya Sq. - in contravention of the scheme (the black hexagon marked as the “Rally”), published on the official site of the Moscow city Main Directorate of the Interior Ministry – was completely sealed off by the police. The passway from the Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge to the the rally’s destination was not organized, but shut. No walk-through metal detectors were installed in the denoted area. The passway from the Maly Kamenny Bridge was almost completely cordoned off with only a narrow passage left leading to Bolotnaya Embankment.

The mentioned contraventions of the procedure, scheme and route of the public actions, which had been pre-agreed and published in the media, made it impossible for the people to proceed to the venue and, consequently, resulted in the crowding of the public event attendees at the narrow passage to Bolotnaya Embankment, causing a throng and disorientation of the participants of the event; made it impossible to hold the rally with the use of public-address amplifiers; led to police violence and damage of varying severity to the health of citizens.

Thus, the public event participants were purposefully and wilfully deluded. Any attempt of the participants of the event to follow the route, which had been pre-agreed and published on the official site of the Moscow city Main Directorate of the Interior Ministry, inevitably lead to “breaches” of police cordons. Despite all their resources, the Moscow city Government and the Main Directorate of the Interior Ministry officials took no action to inform the public event organizers and participants of the changes to the march route and location. Likewise, in contravention of the pre-agreed and published scheme of the rally participants’ disposition, the police officials cordoned off Bolotnaya Embankment near Luzhkov Bridge, straight across from the Vodootvodny Canal, forcing the citizens to move towards the stage through a narrow passage not more than 3 metres wide, thus provoking a jam and the impossibility for the march participants to proceed to Bolotnaya Embankment. Besides, the police officers directly obstructed execution of the action by way of de-energizing the erected stage, thus eliminating the possibility of using a PA amplifier.

Therefore, there are essential elements of crime, such as is envisaged by Articles 149, 285, 286 and 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which can be traced in the actions of the Moscow city Government and the Main Directorate of the Interior Ministry officials in charge of security and observance of conditions and procedure of the aforementioned public events .

In view of the above and in accordance with Articles 144, 145 of the Criminal Procedure Code,


To investigate the matter stated, to initiate a criminal proceeding on the results of the investigation and to institute a criminal case against the guilty persons.

I wish that the member of the Moscow regional Bar, branch # 5, lawyer Kobzev, Vadim Dmitrievich, represent my interests in the course of verification of evidence.

Attachments:

1. 1. Copy of the letter from the Deputy Mayor of Moscow, Moscow city Government, Mr A. N. Gorbenko, d/d May 04, 2012, on two pages.
2. 2. Copy of the announcement published on the official site of the Ministry of the Interior, Moscow Sate Dept, on May 06, 2012: “Security Procedures During Public Events on May 6th”, with a scheme, on 3 pages.
3. 3. Laywer Kobzev’s Certificate, on 1 page.

I am warned about the criminal responsibility for knowingly giving false information.

(Attachments)

Originally posted by navalny on May 17th, 15:29

Hi, it’s Yulya Navalnaya writing here.
As you probably know, Alexey has been arrested for 15 days.
He asked me to tell you:
Thank you everybody for your support. The Crooks and thieves only want one thing – our cowardice. They won’t get it.

Originally posted by navalny   on May 10th, 1:03 PM

It always happens this way:

First, you can’t sleep at Yakimanka police station because some hellraisers, both men and women, brought in from the Krasny Ortyabr district nightclubs, are screeching near your cosy slammer cell.

Then later, you're not sleeping because you’re taking a fascinating walk through night-time Moscow, in the nicest company (we’ve had a VERY tough and quite unforgettable night).



And when you finally get home, your neighbour starts drilling a wall. He’s going about in some mysterious way at that, and always seems to be drilling the wall by your side, at your head’s level.

But it doesn’t matter; I’m writing to say that anywhere between Ilyinsky Gardens (the monument to the Heroes of Plevna) and Boulevard Ring (from Chistiye Prudy to Pushkinskaya Sq.) you can find our permanent, jolly mobile protest camp, comprising several hundred people. Still more are pouring in.
It's exactly so: twenty minutes ago the camp was at Chistiye Prudy, but the moron Kremlin-crooks sent the riot police in, and the camp moved to Kitai-gorod.

Such is the tactic of the day: we stand peacefully, enjoying life and springtime in Moscow. When shooed away, we withdraw. When detained, we sit in the police station, doing our 3-5 hours time (you won’t be left alone: our lawyers will be on their way at once), then we go back.
Moscow has numerous squares and parks, and the nights are warm.
All coordination is effected on the spot. You can also learn something or other from my Twitter.

It’s really important that you don't just sit in front of your TVs or iPads, but instead help yourselves and everyone else. Please come! For a day if you can; or even just a few hours. Help relieve those who have spent a sleepless night in the mobile camp.
Bring raincoats and something to sit/lie on; rugs, hot tea, food, something entertaining: balls, badminton racquets, musical instruments (a banjo, we need a banjo!), one-arm bandits ).

There’s no strain or clashes here, everthing is quite safe. If you see a provocateur – step away from him. The only risk is you'll end up sitting in a police van for a while – no big deal. The riot policemen will tell you their sad stories about how they’re under orders, and that the government are all thieves, and the country’s in disarry.

But you are sure to get a flood of positive emotions and an awesome feeling of involvement in return.

Join a protest - it's fun!



P. S. If you are not in Moscow, then gather in groups of 10-20 via Facebook or Vkonakte, and do the same thing in your town. It’s not difficult at all, and people will definitely start to join in.

Originally posted by navalny  on May. 8th, 2012 at 8:31 PM

Our "blue cheap thief"* (read Max Mironov's entry on the subject) scales new heights of hypocrisy.

Right till the end, they keep delaying the terms of agreement to our legal and timely filed notification for today's march. Even now they're still messing us about with the location of the stage, even though its construction has to start in just a couple of hours.
People heading to Moscow from all over the country, are being forced off trains and buses.

Yet they SUDDENLY remembered the 1st anniversary of their disgusting All-Russia Occupational People's Front (ARPF); which is, funnily enough, SUDDENLY about to be celebrated today at a 50-thousand rally of employees of the Russian Railways and Russian Post (the rally is totally unconnected with our march, of course - not).
Since they missed the deadline for filing their application, the Crooks and Thieves have found a brilliant (in their view) way out: they’ve proclaimed their rally (that would admit 50 thousand people, and a stage, and a sound-system) isn't a rally at all - but a "cultural event"; therefore it needs neither permission nor approval.

Nice, isn't it? While some people receive three day sentences for single-person pickets, others may even be permitted to set Moscow on fire and call it just "a light show". Well, that's one more reason for us to gather at Yakimanka Street/Bolotnaya and Manezhnaya Squares.

But I mean to say, the use of political euphemisms has become one of the leading strategies of the authorities.
"United Russia" has become indecent - let's call it "The All-Russia People's Front" instead.
"A meeting without securing approval" is not a good thing, so let's call it "a cultural event".
"The police are full of bandits" - no way, we'd better say: "Police are 'a snapshot' of our society", etc.

Fighting against such euphemisms and debunking them is really important.
As soon as rumors spread that it wasn't "United Russia" (where Medvedev is being jettisoned, and we have no pity for him at all), but the ARPF that would be the political pillar of "the Blue Cheap Thief", it became absolutely clear that their sole concern was to avoid the meme we had given them: "United Russia is the party of crooks and thieves".
We can't allow them to shun this label.
Working people, and the general masses, should understand: these are the very same thieves; a leopard doesn't change his spots.

I've asked Victor Leontyev from RosAgit to make a couple of posters on the subject (the creative idea is mine, so please, be charitable).
Dedicated to the anniversary of the All-Russia People's Front:


Enlarge

Your development of the idea is welcome.

But keep in mind: you should be engaged as graph editors only until 2:30 pm, because at 3:00 pm all honest citizens living in and around Moscow will meet at the Oktyabrskaya underground station. Those who stay at home will turn into pumpkins.

Originally posted by navalny  on May. 6th, 2012 at 10:48 AM

Note:

* "blue cheap thief" is the nickname of the shy little thief, Alchen, a character in Ilf and Petrov's novel "Twelve Chairs" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilf_and_Petrov)

30 minutes ago in the city of Ufa, the brave militia of The Republic of Bashkortostan, having evacuated all passengers from the railway station (!!!), unlawfully forced everyone off the train who was going to Moscow to participate in the May 6th protest march (you can read the details at @timurkhorev and  @alburov )

The authorities are spooked.



If you aren't dancing to "Opa Opa" in Turkey (which is good), or sitting inside a police cell in the Sovetsky city district of Ufa  (which is worse), then come to the Oktyabrskaya underground station on May 6th.
The march will go along Yakimanka St. to Bolotnaya Sq.
Meet at 3:00 pm.

Protest actions will take place in many cities - join the nearest one.

On Thursday the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Vladimir Churov, was awarded the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, a source in the CEC Executive Board told RIA Novosti news agency.
The order is bestowed upon distinguished statespersons and politicians.

There was no official statement on the Churov award. According to the Vedomosti daily photographer, after awarding 55 people enlisted by the Kremlin press service, the journalists were asked to leave because "there was another event scheduled here".

State criminals and falsifiers bestow national awards upon one another in the Kremlin (despite feeling uneasy and avoiding the cameras).

What other reasons and motives do you need to oppose such a regime?



Update:
@timurkhorev and other guys received three day sentences. Judicial decisions are churned out by J.P. Simonova, Olga Stepanovna. She spends two minutes (literally) per person.



That's our justice system for you.

Originally posted by navalny on May. 4th, 2012 at 1:03 PM

In the morning my wife took me aback by a phrase that used to be mine: "I'm going to the rally today".
Here's the photo she sent along.



The mums of the Marino district have organized a rally against the closure of the local pediatric clinic.

I don't know the details, but it sounds crazy. The budget for Moscow is second only to that of the New York сity, so why close down the clinic? Not enough money to pave the streets? * Suffice to say that appointments at children's clinic are to be made one week in advance.

It's these protesters that the authorities should fear most of all. These are the ones who can set City Hall on fire with a wet finger.

In short: Dump Sobyanin's Gang!

Originally posted by navalny  on April 27th, 19:57

* For explanation please see the comments section.

The brainstorming of the Organizing Committee was successful.
They have settled on a single day of unified action.



May 6th.

Here is the record:

Inauguration of the illegitimately elected president Vladimir Putin is set for May 7. Tens of thousands of participants of the winter protests, representing all regions of this country, are determined to rally in Moscow to show they do not accept this fraudulent and unfair election. In order to consolidate our efforts, we are abandoning the mass action, scheduled on May 1st, and we’re urging everyone to focus on the preparation of protests to be held the day before the inaugaration. We suggest that the protest action starts at 15:00 on May 6th, and we'll endeavour to obtain Moscow City Hall approval for the march and meeting in the city centre.

Regardless of the authorities' decision, we intend to exercise our constitutional right to peaceful and non-violent protest.

Organizing Committee

P.S. They've asked me to publicise the link.
St. Petersburg residents, wishing to march in Moscow, are being coordinated here.

Originally posted by navalny  on April 27, 9:10

Medvedev has just announced that he is joining the United Russia Party.





Define "United Russia" in a few words (%). Source: All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM)

Ruling party - 13
Leading, dominating, strong party - 13
Concerned about the people and the future of Russia - 11
Party of Putin and Medvedev - 7
Majority party - 7
Reliable, just, stable party - 4
I trust this party - 2
Normal party - 2
Perfect party - 2
Party of crooks and thieves - 11
Disappointed, it fell short of my expectations - 9
Party of moneybags - 3
Counterpart of the CPSU - 1
Don't know - 26
The latest survey is taken from here.

Good news. Now we can easily get that underlined figure to reach 25% - probably within a year or so.
The numbers will take care of themselves.

It can even be slightly rebranded: the Party of Crooks, Thieves and Blabbermouths.

Originally posted by navalny on April 26th, 13:14

Read this:
"I Knew My Collaboration With Navalny Might Pose A Threat To My Job"



In his interview with Forbes, Vladimir Ashurkov, former top manager of Alfa Group Consortium, talked about his politically motivated departure, his friendship with Alexey Navalny, and the inimical sentiments of the Russian business elite.

Prior to early 2012, Vladimir Ashurkov supervised issues of assets management control. He quit the company at the insistence of Mikhail Fridman. The Chairman of the Alfa Supervisory Board considered Ashurkov's interest in politics exessive: he supported Alexey Navalny's projects for several years. Now Ashurkov is the Executive Manager of the Fight Against Corruption Fund, where the RosPil founder is consolidating all his principal initiatives.
Who else can become a donor to the Fund besides the Alfa ex-manager? See the slideshow "Who Will Help Navalny".

Vova is a really cool guy, and I'm awfully glad there are such men like him.
I hope I can persuade him to keep an LJ blog and (or) post entries on a regular basis, so that you'll see what a smart and fine person he is.

Originally posted by navalny on April 25th, 12:04