Moscow Mayor’s Office refused to memorialize Nemtsov – BBC Russian

• 11 May 2015

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The social networks and blogs have long been supporters of Nemtsov called the place of his death, “Nemtsov bridge”

Moscow Mayor’s Office refused to offer a State Duma deputy Dmitry Gudkov memorialize opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was killed on February 27 at the Grand Moscow River bridge.

According to Vice-Mayor for Social Affairs Leonid Pechatnikova in addressing the Municipality “There is no political motive.” “It made solely based on the requirements of the legislation of Moscow”, – said the agency Interfax printers.

In response, city authorities said the deputy that plaques residence set no earlier than ten years, and on place of work – not earlier than two years after the death of a person, in the event that this is not accepted by a special decree of the president or the mayor of Moscow.

MPs propose different options commemorating Nemtsov – to rename the bridge, where he was killed by a politician, install a plaque or name a street in honor of Nemtsov.

According to Gudkov, in the case of Nemtsov “time constraints” would be negligible, considering that the murder was “force majeure, beyond the scope of the law.” The MP believes that the government could initiate change in urban legislation to make it possible to perpetuate the memory of the policy without delay.

Gudkov believes that the government could initiate change in urban legislation

Sooner or later, I’m sure the deputy, a plaque on the site of the death of a prominent politician appears. “It will happen, maybe in five years or later, and now people will still carry on the Bridge of Flowers, and do not exclude occurrence in connection with the conflict,” – said Gudkov.

spontaneous memorial

At the site of the assassination policy in the Greater Moscow River bridge almost immediately after his death, a spontaneous memorial. Supporters Nemtsov still continue to bring pictures here, flowers and candles.

The spontaneous memorial tried several times to remove. In April, he moved the staff of public services.

Shortly before this makeshift memorial on the site of the murder of Boris Nemtsov was destroyed by activists of SERB.

Murder Nemtsov

Boris Nemtsov, was killed late on February 27 this year in the Greater Moscow River bridge in Moscow.

According to the investigation, the killer has released six bullets into the back of opposition.

In the case of the murder of politician were arrested five natives of Chechnya – Zaur Dadaev, Anzor and Gubashevy Shadid, Khamzat Bach and Tamerlane Eskerhanov. Another suspect in the case – Beslan Chavannes – arranged blew himself up when police officers tried to detain him in Grozny.

Zaur Dadaev initially confessed to the murder, but later retracted his statement with a plea complaining of torture.