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A group of candidates for deputies of the State Duma, running in single-mandate districts of the capital, asked Mayor Sergei Sobyanin to lift restrictions on holding rallies and single pickets, which were previously introduced due to the coronavirus. The appeal was signed by candidates from Yabloko, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Party of Growth, the Communists of Russia and Just Russia, as well as one self-nominated candidate.
The signatories recalled that since October 13 last year, restrictions in the courts have been in effect in the city. For example, the chairmen have stopped personal receptions of citizens and citizens cannot personally submit documents, and journalists have stopped being allowed to attend the trials. The ban on rallies and single pickets also continues to apply. At the same time, the authors of the appeal indicate that the city authorities have already canceled the glove regime and lifted restrictions on the work of public catering.
The candidates called on the mayor to ” abolish the norms restricting visits to courts and holding rallies and pickets.”