In Rostov Region, court marshals arrest property of protesting miners-pensioners

In the city of Zverevo, Rostov Region, the debts of miners-pensioners are collected in the mass order through the court. Valery Dyakonov, deputy of the city duma of Zverevo, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that five trials took place in recent days and ruled to collect the pensioners' indebtedness for heating on the suits lodged by the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Donenergo".

Court marshals are now enforcing the court rulings by arresting the debtors' property.

Irina Karpova, a resident of Zverevo and an invalid, in whose apartment the miners-pensioners are holding their hunger strike, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the court marshals had arrested money of her son-in-law in the pension bank account; as a result, the family remained without subsistence means.

Earlier, Alexander Chumakov, Mayor of Zverevo, has stated that "we have a stalemate situation, as there are no lawful ways to satisfy the protesters' demands. Their debts for heating have already exceeded 3.5 million roubles; and covering them from the budget is illegal."