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Police to stop all provocations by 'dissent' marchers -
source
MOSCOW. May 5 (Interfax) - Police officers will stop any attempt by
organizers of 'marches of dissent' to stage unauthorized protest actions.
"Any action that is not sanctioned by the city authorities will be foiled in
strict compliance with the Russian legislation, and adequate measures of
influence will be exerted on trespassers," a source with law enforcement
agencies told Interfax.
The Other Russia opposition movement stated a day earlier that it intends to
stage a 'march of dissent' in Moscow on May 6, despite the city authorities not
sanctioning the march.
"The application for the action was filed on April 21. The mayor's office
refused to authorize the action. It gave its reply eight days after the
notification about the 'march of dissent'. And secondly, the officials did not
propose any alternative venue for the procession," a report released on May 4 by
the movement's press service says.
"The organizers have fully performed the duty of notifying the authorities in
time, did not get any refusal by April 24 and, therefore, have the right to hold
the public events they announced," the press service says.
The source also said that a number of authorized public actions will take
place in Moscow on the day.
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