In the Public chamber held hearings dedicated to the fight against civil activists with illegal gambling establishments. The pretext for the resonant case of the beating of the activist MHER Edward Salakhutdinov in Kazan.

At the site of the Public chamber of Russia will create a highly functional working group jointly with the Ministry of internal Affairs will investigate the attacks and pressure on social activists in the regions. This decision was taken at the hearing "Combating illegal gambling on the example of civil society activists in the Republic of Tatarstan".

"This initiative would promptly investigate all cases of pressure on public men," said a member of the OP Sultan Khamzayev. Besides, the Deputy of the state Duma Alexander Hinstein has declared that this coordinating body in close cooperation with the Ministry of interior will allow you to prevent withdrawal of the police from the investigation of these cases.

Public men dismantled the most resonant cases of beatings, threats, intimidation and attempted bribery of civil society activists in different projects. "We've often drawn the attention of authorities and the law enforcement system to threats to activists in the regions, but the reaction and the investigation often had to "knock," announced another member of the house Pavel Sychev.

All participants in the meeting agreed that the closure of all illegal casino, who continue to work in Tatarstan, after beating Salakhutdinov became a "matter of honour" for the regional authorities. Also, the participants supported the idea of holding a rally on 24 August 2015 in Moscow as a candidate uncoordinated rally MHER in Tatarstan.

The emergency happened on August 7. According to one version, the premise of the attack on Salakhutdinov might become his social work: the scope of the Federal project "Agents" activist "Young guard" was engaged in exposing the underground casino. August 8 was arrested 2 merchant - owners of lottery machines, most likely involved in the attack. But a few days later they were arrested on 2 merchant - owners of lottery machines, most likely involved in the attack. But a few days later they were released.
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