11 November 2009, 18:00
Picket in support of "Memorial" head to be held in Moscow tomorrow
On November 12, in Moscow, at 5:30 p.m., in the Chistoprudny Boulevard, a solidarity picket with Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", will start.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on October 20, 2009, a slander criminal case was opened against Oleg Orlov under the suit of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.
The HRC "Memorial" reports that the picket was coordinated with the Moscow authorities.
On the day of the picket, or on the following day, November 13, Mr Orlov should be interrogated.
In the meantime, Russian and foreign human rights activists have protested against Oleg Orlov's criminal prosecution. They have disseminated a statement demanding to stop the prosecution of the chairman of the board of the HRC "Memorial".
Besides, the web portal "Human Rights in Russia" is signing-in of the statement: "We demand a prompt and unconditional termination of Oleg Orlov's criminal prosecution and we call the authorities of the Russian Federation to put an end to violence and persecution of public figures in the country..."
