In Russia, tens of thousands of people marched in memory of Boris Nemtsov

On Saturday, February 29, marches in memory of Boris Nemtsov were held in Moscow and other Russian cities, timed to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the death of the opposition politician. This year, the march participants oppose changes to the Constitution and the Network case, writes Air force.

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In Moscow, the march was coordinated with authorities with up to 30 thousand participants. The action began at 14 hours Moscow time.

“By 14:40, 22,3 thousand participants had reached the location of the #Nemtsov March event. Another 0,2 thousand latecomers were cut off by the police fence in front of the frames,” the White Counter project reported. The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced 10,5 thousand participants.

Last year, 10,8 thousand people came to the march, according to White Counter estimates, and 6 thousand protesters, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The march followed the route from Strastnoy Boulevard to Academician Sakharov Avenue, then to the intersection with the Garden Ring.

People are chanting: "Kadyrov is a disgrace to Russia!" # Germans pic.twitter.com/S8DnZFmVA5

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At the head of the first column there was a banner “The person who ordered the murder must sit.”

“I know who ordered it! And you?"

In St. Petersburg, the march of Nemtsov’s memory was agreed only two days ago. Prior to this, authorities twice denied activists a rally in the city center.

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The procession from the Gorkovskaya metro station ended at Trinity Square. After him, the participants began a mourning rally at the Solovetsky Stone. About one and a half thousand people came to it. According to OVD-Info, six people were detained, among them Artem Vladimirov, a member of the Tea Club movement. He held a sign saying “I know who ordered it! And you?"

In St. Petersburg, there is a march in memory of the politician Boris Nemtsov, who was killed five years ago. According to various estimates, about a thousand people participate in the procession. pic.twitter.com/Ik58yMGYzY

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The Telegram channel for helping detainees from the Yabloko party reported at night that the Education Committee of the Government of St. Petersburg sent a letter to the heads of educational institutions asking them to carry out “preventive work” and prevent schoolchildren from participating in “unauthorized events.”

Around 13:30 local time, the police announced that the event was over and threatened to start detention if the crowd did not disperse.

In Yekaterinburg, several hundred people took part in the rally and rally.

In Vladivostok, participants staged single pickets, and the police detained several people. The publication Sibir.Realii reported that representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from the very beginning tried to prevent the action from taking place and came up to talk to everyone who had posters in their hands.

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The Novosibirsk authorities did not approve the procession, so several dozen people who gathered in the city center followed the prepared route with flowers, but without posters. Some protesters in Novosibirsk came with posters against the Network case.

In Irkutsk, a dozen people also came to the agreed action.

Boris Nemtsov was shot dead on February 27, 2015 on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky bridge in central Moscow, tens of meters from the walls of the Kremlin. He was shot several times in the back with a pistol. On suspicion of committing a crime, five natives of Chechnya were detained several days later.

The trial of the murder of a Russian politician ended in July 2017. As a result, the jury found all five defendants guilty.

On the basis of a jury verdict, a judge of the Moscow District Military Court Yuri Zhitnikov sentenced the accused to 11 to 20 years in prison.

According to the official version, Nemtsov was killed on the basis of religious hatred. The investigation considers Ruslan Mukhudinov, an officer of the Sever battalion, to be the organizer and customer of the crime; he has been put on the international wanted list.

However, many Russian opposition and activists disagree with the official version and believe that Nemtsov was killed for political reasons.

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