The competition Commission will not meet on the issue of freezing of the grant awarded to Fund "Social request" Maria Gaidar, As a grant-operator "Civil dignity" has already received a written waiver Gaidar from the project, said Last news Commissioner for human rights in Russia Ella Pamfilova.

before Pamfilova, who also heads the competition Commission for providing grants to human rights organizations stated That in the near future initiates a meeting of the Council on the allocation of presidential grants And offer to freeze the grant allocated to the Fund, Maria Gaidar, in connection With its decision to take up the post of Deputy head of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili And obtain foreign citizenship. On the first day of the week in the "Social demand" stated That the organization is still on the last working day of the week filed a notice of refusal from the presidential grant, which was awarded in the process of intervening in 2015 contest.

"at present the grounds for an extraordinary session of the competitive Commission have not, As Today we have received an official letter signed by Maria Gaidar about the fact That the Fund refuses the grant," said Fins news Pamfilova.

She said That even if the Fund did not want the grant, payment or otherwise would be frozen until that moment, as long as the organization does not approve of the new chief. The fact That the grant application is submitted with the signature of the chief, And if the organization turns out to be the winners, the head is obliged to enter into a financial contract With a grant-operator concerning the transfer of money, explained the Agency interlocutor.

"Today will be a meeting of employees of the Fund, the grant statement With the Executive Director of" Civil dignity ", to discuss how they will finish the previous project. And, of course, Fund a change of leadership And the determination of the legal status in the future will be full participation in competitions, they have every reason to win grants, As in the truth of the projects is good, " said Pamfilova.

for its part, the Executive Director of the movement "Civil dignity" Andrey Komarov said Last news That the grant statement And in truth received a letter from Gaydar, in which She refuses the project voluntarily, that is enough, legally any decision of the competition Commission is not necessary.

With regard to the future allocation of grant funds, which did not want to Fund - there are many options, he said." As you know, we have two more stages of the competition. Maybe the money just goes into the next stage of the competition In the same season will be - tentatively in September, " suggested Mosquitoes. The possibility That the grant will be transferred to another organization, submitted a petition to the competition, but have not been paid, are, added the head of the Department. However, in his vision, this Opportunity is unlikely to be applied, since the subsequent stage of the contest is close.

on the last working day of the week the Ukrainian media said That the former leader of Georgia, and Now the Governor of Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili decided to appoint his substitute daughter Russian economist And politician Yegor Gaidar, Maria, who will be responsible for the social sphere in the administration. Gaidar has agreed That he wants to obtain Ukrainian citizenship And consented to this post, because I do not agree With the policy of the Russian Federation on the Ukrainian question.

Maria Gaidar - politician, journalist And social activist, the daughter of a prominent politician Yegor Gaidar. From 8 to 22 years wore the mother's family name - Smirnoff. In 2009-2011 he was Vice-Governor of the Kirov region. Read more in

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