25 July 2010 17:11
The fight for the estate
Defenders of the estate of merchants Alexeyev in Moscow tried to prevent its demolition. The city claimed that the estate is not a monument
Moscow. July 25. INTERFAX.RU - Activists in defense of the estate of merchants on the street Bakhrushina Alexeyev in Moscow declared that it is practically demolished. While making new attempts to save the monument, they called on citizens to help defend the remaining buildings. In turn, the prefect of the Central administrative district of the capital said the legality of demolition of the estate.
"All the technique, a second excavator was brought in the night. Now they are practically destroyed all the remaining buildings," - told Interfax on Sunday one of the defenders of buildings Artem Khromov. He noted that "the pace mansion will be destroyed before this evening.
"We encourage all Muscovites show solidarity with us, come and help defend the rest of the building", - said Khromov.
Before members of the movement "Arhnadzor" tried to prevent the demolition of buildings in the estate Alexeyev. Two defenders have been detained by police, but soon released.
"On the grounds of the estate during Alexeyev agreed with the town of construction, two men tried to prevent the workers," - told Interfax head the metropolitan police department Viktor Biryukov. He noted that the detainees were taken to a nearby ATM to draw up protocols on administrative violations. Participants are able to share some time to block the demolition.
Meanwhile, the prefect of the Central administrative district of the capital Alexei Alexandrov, taking part in the celebrations of Navy Day in Sevastopol, Russia-based Black Sea Fleet, told Interfax on Sunday that the demolition of buildings, known as the manor Alexeyev in Moscow on the street Bakhrushina conducted lawfully.
"This building has an owner, and he has all the necessary documents for the demolition," - he said. According to Alexandrov, was a decision of a special commission, which permitted the demolition of the building. "This house is not a monument," - said the prefect.
Alexandrov says that the protesters against the demolition of trying to earn points for the situation. "Representatives" Arhnadzora "trying to score points on the situation surrounding the demolition of the building. This is pure PR. Group of hooligans from the building site has been removed. There came the police, prosecutor's office. When the prosecutor's office, checking the documents, confirmed the legitimacy of work done" - he explained.
Recall that the defenders of Moscow's historical carrying out an action against the destruction of the historical building - the estate of merchants Alexeyev XIX-XX centuries. In June, they were able to prevent the demolition of several historic buildings in the area Kadashan, where the developers were going to build a luxury residential complex in the immediate vicinity of the Church of the Resurrection.
/Interfax /
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