“The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow warns that such actions are illegal and asks citizens to refrain from participating in an unauthorized event.
The Metropolitan Police will take all necessary measures to ensure the maintenance of public order and compliance with applicable laws.
All violators will be held accountable in accordance with the law, ”the agency's website says.
Earlier, the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia announced responsibility for entering illegal mass actions and calls for participation in them.
The department clarified that messages are being spread on the Internet encouraging participation in uncoordinated rallies, and there are also “extremist calls from organizations against which the Moscow prosecutor’s office has filed a lawsuit to declare them extremist (FBK *, Foundation for the Defense of Citizens' Rights ** , "Headquarters of Navalny") ".
* The Anti-Corruption Foundation is included in the register of NPOs performing the functions of a foreign agent, by decision of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation dated 09.10.2019.
** The Foundation for the Protection of Citizens' Rights was included in the register of NPOs performing the functions of a foreign agent, by decision of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation dated December 25, 2020.