Nikolai Rybkov sent an appeal to the security forces, the Ombudsman and the mayor of Moscow after harsh arrests of minors in the Kithy-Gorod area.
Chairman of the Yabloko Party Nikolai Rybkov addressed the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin, the mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin and the Federal and Moscow Commissioners for Human Rights, Yana Lantertova and Andrey Hercheler in the public area of Kit de Goode.
In the appeal, the head of the party asks:
1 We organized an inspection of the circumstances of the mass arrests on November 7, 2026 in the Kithi-Gorod area: pay attention to each detainee, determine whether their rights were violated and whether physical force was used;.
2 take measures to prevent unjustified mass arrests and disproportionate pressure on people during preventive measures;.
3 Consider the possibility of organizing joint work between the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Government of Moscow, the Federal Commission and Moscow Human Rights and developing alternative approaches to crime prevention among young people who gather in the Kiti-Gorod area.
"Crime prevention", as it was on November 7, is seen by young people as an act of intimidation and will only lead to increasing citizens' distrust in law enforcement authorities, increasing alienation of young people, public intolerance and conflicts between different groups of citizens.
Nikolai Rybkov offers an integrated approach to solving the problem: interaction between departments, dialogue with society, including young people and local residents who are not satisfied with their behavior, creating conditions for a safe stay of young people in public spaces.
We remind you that on November 7, in the area of the Kiti-Gorod metro station, the security forces, as part of preventive measures, according to various sources, arrested between 150 and 300 people, including many minors.