Russian Far East Expands Protest Against Governor's Arrest Dissatisfied with Putin's Administration Background: July 18, 22:37
Protests against the continued arrest of Governor Putin's government in the Far East of Russia's Khabarovsk region spread throughout the Far East and Siberia, suggesting that local dissatisfaction with a long-term, powerful government is growing. It has become.
In the Khabarovsk region of the Russian Far East, Governor Hurgal, who is far away from the Putin administration as an opposition party, was arrested earlier this month for his involvement in murders that occurred more than 15 years ago.
The governor denied the charges, supporters and opposition forces continued to protest every day that arrests were unjustified, and a protest demonstration was held in Khabarovsk on the 18th, and according to local media, about 20,000 people participated. ..
A protest rally also took place in Vladivostok, the center city of the Far East, protesting activities spreading across the Far East and Siberia, such as appealing for the release of the governor and the resignation of President Putin, suggesting that dissatisfaction with the long-term powerful government is growing in the region. It is a situation that makes it possible.
A woman who participated said, "Moscow will take away all the forests, fish and money. The time has come to stop this terrible situation."
Security officials are tightening crackdowns and vigilance, two people were detained in Vladivostok, and there were successive deletions of information on protest rally on SNS, so dissatisfaction with Putin administration It seems that he is trying to keep his nerves from rising.
High-ranking government officials "Do not recognize the initiative of local politics"
In connection with the arrest of Governor Hurgal in the Khabarovsk region of the Russian Far East, a senior Russian government official said to NHK, "This time, even if the governor is popular with the citizens, It's a signal that we're not willing to accept political initiative."
In the national vote on the constitutional amendment that included the content that allows Putin to continue casting on 1st of this month, 78% of the whole Russia agreed, but only 62% in the Khabarovsk region, and the Putin administration It seems that he has taken seriously the situation that he is not sufficiently supervised in this region where the repulsion is intensifying.
Deputy Prime Minister Tortnev, who serves as President and Representative Director of the Far East, said on the 17th that "the president will handle this matter, but the decision will be made based on the investigation situation", and President Putin will soon decide to act as Governor of Furugal. I showed the prospect of doing.
The Putin administration wants to speed up the situation so that the anti-government movement that continues in Khabarovsk and elsewhere will not spread to other regions.
In addition, with the conclusion of the national vote for constitutional revision, which also required consideration for public opinion, it is expected that further tightening will be aimed at regions with dissatisfaction with the central government.