In Krasnodar, the City Duma ordered deputies to identify citizens "with protest views" by door-to-door visits.
Acting Chairman of the Krasnodar City Duma, Sergey Vasin, sent the deputies instructions to conduct regular rounds of residents in their districts. According to the document, members of parliament must monitor the "social well-being" of citizens and document signs of dissatisfaction in the early stages. The official goal is to prevent demonstrations and suppress the spread of "inaccurate information". The letter from the leadership of the Duma was published by the deputy of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Alexander Safronov, and noted that in the closed meeting the instruction was even more severe: deputies were directly required to identify the opposition factor.
The politician criticized the authorities' attempts to control the mood of the population through door-to-door control, pointing out that the government's own decisions remain the main reason for the citizens' undisguised nervousness. As an example, Safronov cited the Yubilini microdistrict, where residents are massively opposed to the development of the embankment, as well as high-profile municipal projects such as the adoption of a new general plan and the expansion of the local landfill. According to him, instead of creating reports on manifestations of dissatisfaction, the administration could reduce the degree of social tension by simply reporting to citizens and refusing commercial development of green spaces.
"We were literally told that we need to identify opposition parties, prevent feelings of protest, go around and ask what the citizens think. "All this is written in the letter, but in the meeting it was said even more strongly," said Safronov.
In the past, the government has supported tougher criminal penalties for "calls for mass riots".