Khimki forest: felling was stopped at the cost of physical violence against activists

Submitted by Редакция on 17 April, 2011 - 17:35

April 16, activists of the Movement for Khimki forest again gathered at the clearing near the village of Vashutino where, according to their information, work began on deforestation. All in all a place of deforestation came about 50 ekoaktivistov who opposed the 25 guards Chop Vityaz. According to activists, the guards did not show any permits for work in the forest, but their actions have suffered at least three defenders of the forest. Tak, Simon Kolobaevu struck on the head, because of what the activist went to the emergency room with suspected concussion.Mikhail Matveev, broke his nose, kick to the face. Evgeny Chirikov, when she, along with other activists pytylas go directly to the place of cutting, the guards pushed, and threatened with violence, pushed into the snow.

Representatives of the "Rosavtodor" claim that is currently in Khimki forest, preparatory work - clearing clearing logs from trees felled last summer, and she starts cutting in mid-May.

By 18.15 the place of the event arrived, police officers who went to check the availability of permits for work in the woods.

We recall a few days ago, on April 12, activists of the Movement to protect Khimki forest, with the support of political activists have stopped cutting trees.Grounds for stopping work was the lack of workers have any permits.

After the "final solution" to continue the slaughter of Khimki forest in December last year, was announced by the date "resume work" - January 15.Next is the "renewal" postponed several times, particularly for mid-April.

Decision Avtodor accelerate, environmentalists say Khimki, almost certainly due to international pressure on the company "Vinci" and the recent scandal with a sellout Khimki forest lands along the route, which quietly conducted by Khimki Land ", despite all the assurances of the Russian government . "Yes, and the public collapse of the idea of" compensation ", which was so fond of reference, Dmitry Medvedev, has added the project's popularity," - they said.Earlier, the Avtodor about to start work after perepodpisaniya concession agreement with the "Vinci".

In the area of the village Vashutino, where the confrontation took place with the builders on July 28 last year, was discovered by a fresh dumping of the Congress to cut off the road. On the cutting grader and found a few cars. The present attempt to resume work without waiting for the re-signing the concession agreement, is, according to environmentalists, a kind gesture of despair, to indicate to the press, "Vinci" and the President that Avtodor still able to produce the cutting of trees in the forest, Khimki in the face of opposition by Indeed, the entire civil society in Russia.

An eyewitness account:

In place of the gathering of activists, I was late.I came out of the bus, takes two steps - already have a hacks in the forest glade. Wonder what "sleep" residents of nearby cottages? Do not want to see the obvious. Once the road is built, they immediately lose all of nature and will close by the intolerable life freeway.

On the other hand, last summer, the builders also unexpectedly found his way to work the existing gas main, the transfer of which will fly a lot of money.Inspired by thoughts, dohozhu to a group of activists, having succeeded on the way to fail with his left foot in a puddle. This spring, the winter is especially successful - in the woods is far from all the snow melted.

Time of the attack on the activists I missed. Seen it as Semyon Kolobayev goes to the police.Write a statement. After he tells that the police even found on my camera photo of the attacked him ChOPovtsem. For a forensic examination paper he was released but not taken. But enough talk. About "kennel breeding moose (in the wild in the woods, they say, they do not go), about the fact that" Chirikov fulfills loot and protect the estate within a forest, about some "prohimichennye trees." These are the outgoing police.

Activists show where the forest has escaped one of the attackers Seeds ChOPovets, "the most gallant."Second, "mordaty" remained. Apparently, the principal. "What are you in the driver's papers ask? Themselves have something to eat? "- He actively intercedes for employee Avtodor. "I have. Did you show her? "- Surprised one of the activists. "Mordaty" immediately loses interest in the conversation.

Stopping technique, and realizing that the responses from the gloomy Chopovtsev not wait, the activists decided to go a little further, to see clearing. "Go with them, suddenly set fire to the forest, suddenly they have a match. While we were there - the responsibility on us, "- becomes" mordaty "to one of his subordinates.That's who turns out to destroy the forest! Peered into the faces of both ChOPovtsev. "Mordaty" and he does not believe in his words. The slave just silently turned away.

Confident gait - do not forgot to put on his boots - come to police officers. "Who initiated the gathering?" - A threat to the tone begins to colonel. As it later turns out he came with a great coach choked podzavyazku riot police in full of ammunition, with the shields.Such a force, but the fight would be a crime. But, no. Apparently, their function is solely to protect "freedom of economic activity" from ordinary citizens.

Ties up a conversation. Colonel offered to check permits for maintenance work. The colonel said that the documents have personally with him and wishing to offer their view to get to the office. Admonishing the activists, that the documents should not be in office, and on-site work - no effect. Later, in conversations with the activists learned that the promised trees are not planted, the land has not yet been transferred from the forest ...but the colonel was on his way. Departing from the place of cutting, he did not hesitate Novaya Gazeta, reports on the phone some Trofimovich for the lack of these same documents on-site cutting.

Returning home, he saw in the internet statement Avtodor, blame the defenders of the forest. Operatively. Probably because they realized Medvedev instructed to respond to the public. Would write without serious grammatical errors ("antifa") - would have been even closer to the public.

3 years of struggle the defenders of the forest, an unprecedented action 300 anti-fascists in the administration of Khimki srezonirovali last year 5000 rally in Pushkin Square.Then it is, in fact, to stop deforestation in 8 months. Today, a little less than 50 activists - have stopped cutting at noon. Small, but a victory. The scope of the public reaction to last year, certainly not forgotten, gives us hope that this summer will win the final victory.

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