This morning there was another clash between environmental activists opposing the construction of garbage landfill station Lies in the Arkhangelsk region, and guards of the chop guarding the construction site. As reported by Twitter “Sies news”, the guards attacked Andrey hristoforova, known as the Enlightened Drevarh and other activists stood up for him. The fight was interrupted by the police. On the part of environmental activists detained Ruslan Gasimova, Mark Kuznetsov, Vladimir Vladimirov. Also, the report says that in the morning, the station additionally arrived 55 employees “Regardie”.
May 29 at the station during the protest action, were also detained four environmental activists. According to opponents of the landfill, the security forces adopted “the decision on tough scenarios,” talks about the demolition of the protest camp.
In the public “seaboard — not a dump!,” the social network “Vkontakte” reported that on the eve were detained with force activists Ilya Richter, Alex Bobretsov, Maxim Magomedov and Anna Sakalova. Injured in the confrontation with the Riot police and private security organizations were viewed by physicians. The doctors insisted on hospitalization of some of the victims.
Recall that in early April in Arkhangelsk held a March and rally in protest against the construction of the landfill, which is planned to take the rubbish from Moscow. During protest actions, the citizens demanded the resignation of Governor Igor Orlov. The head of the region called out in the streets “riffraff”. At the protests was detained dozens of people, including journalists.
Then near the station Sees activists broke camp and announced an indefinite protest because of the construction of the landfill. Clashes between environmental activists and security forces are there all the time. So, on 27 may, the confrontation over the fact that one of the protesters sustained injuries to the legs and back, another smashed face. Another man was taken by ambulance due to a hypertensive crisis.
The cost of the landfill, where they plan to keep the capital’s household waste is estimated in 10,5 billion rubles. It is expected that the area of the landfill will exceed 5 hectares. Due to the ongoing protests, the authorities stated that the construction will be suspended June 15, until that time will be required of the engineering, geological and environmental surveys.
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