Day: April 18, 2017

Academician Sakharov Prospect The city offered the movement “Open Russia” a new place in the center of Moscow for the meeting 29 April—, activists can get together and pass a procession under the prospectus of Academician Sakharov. This was announced on Tuesday, April 18, the head of the Moscow Department of regional security and counteraction of corruption Vladimir Chernikov Agency RIA Novosti. Officials allowed the opponents of the participation of the incumbent President of Russia in elections of the head of state to hold a rally in another location instead Slavyanskaya square, which organizers originally indicated in the application. According to Chernikov, “Slavyanskaya square is one of the major hubs where there are 12 public transport routes (including trunk), and the overlapping of movement for vehicles violated transport links”. In this regard, the participants proposed to meet on 29 April at 13:00 at the house №9 on Sakharov Avenue and

The speaker of the Parliament of Ingushetia Zelimkhan Yevloyev issued a proposal to impose a sentence of three years imprisonment for the kidnapping of brides. He instructed the relevant Committee of the national legislative Assembly to prepare a draft law for consideration at the Federal level, reports TASS. According to the speaker, recently in Ingushetia and other North Caucasus regions, the cases of bride abduction, despite the efforts of authorities and public of the region of action. Yevloyev added that the penal code does not take into account the whole of public danger of bride kidnapping. He noted that the current wording of article 126 of the criminal code (“Kidnapping”) exempts from criminal liability of the malefactor who has voluntarily freed a kidnapped if in his actions there was no crime. 12 April in Ingushetia after the abduction of 19-year-old girl with the purpose of marriage was a criminal case.

Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has congratulated his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the results of the referendum on moving Turkey to presidential form of government. As reported on Tuesday, April 18, RIA Novosti, confirmed the official Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “Yes,” he replied to the question, whether Putin congratulated Erdogan. Also during the telephone talks, the two leaders discussed the situation in Syria. “They stressed the need for strengthening of the cessation of hostilities and the promotion of inter-Syrian negotiation process in Astana and Geneva format,” — said the press service of the Kremlin. In addition, the parties reiterated the importance of a thorough and impartial international investigation of the incident with the possible use of chemical weapons in Idlib province. In addition, it is noted that the presidents of Russia and Turkey have agreed “on the continuation of personal contacts”.