Moscow commemorated Nemtsov funeral procession in the city center – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, March 1 – RIA Novosti. Sunday Muscovites mourn opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a funeral procession in the city center: 21,000th convoy passed by Kitaigorodskii Moskvoretskaya travel on the waterfront, the procession ended at the Great Moscow River bridge where on Saturday night was murdered politician.

Co-Chairman of the party RPR-Parnas, Boris Nemtsov, a former held several senior positions in the Government of the Russian Federation, and then gone over to the opposition, on Saturday night, was shot dead in central Moscow. The investigation is considering several versions of crimes, including murder for hire.

It was supposed to be held on March 1, bailout opposition march “Spring” in Marino, the main requirements of which will be the fight against corruption, reform and decentralization of power. However, due to the tragic death of Nemtsov opposition refused to conduct the march of crisis in the Moscow area Marino on Saturday agreed to conduct the funeral march in the city center.

many thousands march

At the beginning of the march Interior Ministry estimates the number of participants in 7000 people. An hour after the event metropolitan GUMVD reported that in the procession attended by 16.5 thousand people. At the end of a memorable shares in the capital’s Interior Ministry reported that the procession was attended by about 21 thousand people. Organizers said that in March, as expected, was attended by about 50 thousand people.

At the head of the column were people with portraits of Nemtsov, with the Russian flag, the flag of the “RPR-Parnassus” and “Solidarity” movement . Running ahead of the column were carrying black ribbon with the inscription “A Hero Never Dies, these bullets in each of us.” Lay flowers at the scene of the murder policy could, passing their volunteers. In connection with the emerging claims about the organization of laying flowers at the press service of the police department reported that this stage of the campaign has been entirely developed and approved by the organizers of the march, they protect the work of volunteers who take flowers.

In the march also took participation, including associates and colleagues in the party Nemtsov, Mikhail Kasyanov and Ilya Yashin, as well as deputy Dmitry Gudkov and opposition leader Gennady Gudkov. In place of death Nemtsov co-chair the RPR “Parnassus” Mikhail Kasyanov, who said that all democratic forces in Russia will continue to fight for truth and freedom that led the Germans. Kasyanov also thanked all the protesters who came to honor the memory policy.

After the march a few dozen people were near the site of the death of Nemtsov, they communicate with each other and with the press. The entire bridge was decorated with flowers.

In general, all was calm

Earlier, the press service of the capital cupola MIA reported that the police will take all necessary measures to ensure law and order and the safety of the action. Moscow authorities urged participants of the funeral action to comply with safety requirements during the march, and for his part said they would make sure that the event was held under the law.

In general, the situation was calm event. In the Moscow police told RIA Novosti that the police detained in Moscow before the start of the procession Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexey Goncharenko. He is known for having actively participated in the events in Odessa May 2, when as a result of arson House of Trade Unions killed dozens of activists “antimaydana” and then upload photos of dead and burned people on the Internet, is now a member of the largest in the Ukrainian parliament faction “Block Poroshenko “.

A member of the Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC) Andrey Yurov, among other members of the Council observed the course of the action, told RIA Novosti that serious violations of their group did not record information from other groups of observers it is not yet known.

“Now I’m not in touch with all the groups, because it has not worked for about an hour network. Now it is very difficult to keep all the data. It seems to be serious offenses was not” – he said, noting that human rights activists reported the arrest of the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada.

“We’re trying to figure out, and seem to have some apprehension of some activists, but, again, it is unclear what is the reason, perhaps, some of them, for example, was in some medical mask or something else is. As long as everything seems to happen quite peacefully, “- said Yurov.

According to the organization shares from a human rights defender and there were no serious complaints. Speaking of the queue to the metal detector installed in Kitaygorodsky travel, he said: “It seems that for so many people was not intended number of frames”.

“The number of people, of course, a lot, and apparently plan for one day a difficult route was very difficult, “- says Yurov.

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