| LGBT Rights Movement Sent Official Request to Moscow Chief of Police |
| Saturday, 14 March 2009 | |
 According to previous reports, Vladimir Pronin, chief of Moscow police, made following comments during press-conference on March 6: “No one will dare to do it [gay pride parade in Moscow] – such “daredevil” would be just torn to pieces. I’m in total agreement with church, with the Patriarch, politicians, especially with [major] Luzhkov, who are convinced, that man and woman should love each other. This is the order of God and nature”. In response to this statement Movement For The Rights Of Lesbian Gays Bisexual And Transgender People In Russia – LGBT Rights – sent him official letter with request to clarify his comments. “As the citizen of Russian Federation (and according to Constitution’s article 3, subparagraph 1, 2, and 4 I’m the part of the only bearer and source of power in Russian Federation – its multinational population), I’m unable to understand why Moscow chief of police make comments, that are based not on laws, but on Bible dogmas”, - said chief of “LGBT Rights” coordination committee, Noir Nechaev. “He has degree in law, he’s a professional, who works in interior security from 1971, so he should know, that in Russian Federation there is separation of church and state and country’s Constitution directly forbids promotion of religious superiority”. LGBT Rights sent official request to Colonel General V. V. Pronin with several questions: 1. What chapters of what law are the base for you opinion that public events of sexual minorities are unacceptable? 2. What chapter of what law is the base for your expressed opinion that public events require permission? 3. Should we understand your statement as a refusal of Moscow law enforcement to protect part of Russian citizens (on the base of their sexual orientation) from crimes and attacks on their personal security? 4. Should we assume that your words “No one will dare to do it – such “daredevil” would be just torn to pieces” mean direct state prohibition of public events of sexual minorities? 5. According to your statement, should we assume that law enforcement is governed not by the law, but by subjective opinions? 6. Was you phrase “I’m in total agreement with church, with the Patriarch, politicians, especially with Luzhkov, who are convinced, that man and woman should love each other. This is the order of God and nature” is your private opinion? If so then why you didn’t directly defined that? 7. Does your statement mean that Moscow police work is governed by Bible and not by laws of Russian Federation? 8. Does Moscow police investigate hate crimes against people of homosexual orientation (batteries, murders)? LGBT Rights hopes that its request will be considered in accordance with established order. We’ll continue to inform you about situation development. |
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