The march in memory of politician Boris Nemtsov was agreed with the metropolitan authorities, said the head of the Krasnoselsky municipal district, Ilya Yashin. According to him, they called from the city hall and confirmed the approval of the action on February 29. The route from Strastnoy Boulevard to Sakharov Avenue was approved, Mr. Yashin said.
“They suggested picking up the document confirming approval on Monday,” reported Ilya Yashin. He called for the preparation of the action, which will begin at 13:00.
Earlier, a notification was sent to the Moscow Mayor’s Office to hold a “demonstration in memory of Boris Nemtsov” on February 29 with the number of participants “up to 30 thousand people.” The applicants, among whom, according to Kommersant’s information, Parnass leader Mikhail Kasyanov and member of the Yabloko party’s federal bureau Kirill Goncharov, also notified of the expansion of the traditional agenda of the event: the organizers plan to demand “freedom for political prisoners” and a “referendum on changing the Constitution “.
Mr. Nemtsov was killed on February 27, 2015 on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky bridge in Moscow. Marches of his memory are held annually.
About the upcoming action – in the publication “b” “March goes to a referendum.”
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