The attack on the commissioners of sexual minorities in Odessa passed by decree of the head of Mikhail Saakashvili, said the activist of the Russian LGBT movement, the head of "Moscow pride" Nikolai Alekseev.
"Saakashvili continues its policy (against the LGBT community) in Odessa region. This is absolutely unconstitutional. This is a great mash Saakashvili ", - quotes its words " Russian news service ".



"He is trying to position itself in the form of Democrat, a man adhering to Western values, the person who has to do with America, but It violates the fundamental principles of a democratic country. The Ukrainian authorities have not passed the test of democracy, " said Alekseev. He was confident that the city court decision on the prohibition of so-called equality March illegal." If the organizers have reached the European court, they would have won the case. This is contrary to the European Convention, and Ukraine - member of the Council of Europe and shall not violate such provisions. It's a shame: citizens, using physical force, want to deny the LGBT community the right to freedom of expression, freedom of Assembly, to silence them, " said Alekseev. On the first day weekend in Odessa unidentified threw firecrackers and smoke bombs the room, which hosted the conference of commissioners of sexual minorities. VIDEO

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