Dagestani truckers announce end of their protest action

Today, on April 28, long-haul truck drivers (truckers) from Dagestan have decided to wind up their camp near the village of Manas. The decision was announced today at the meeting that took place in the camp, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on March 27, Russian truck drivers resumed mass protests. They demand to abolish the transport tax, reduce fuel excises and cancel the "Platon" system introduced to collect tolls from drivers of heavy trucks on federal roads.

Today's meeting was attended, among other persons, by Shamil Isaev, the Deputy Chairman of the Government of Dagestan, and the MPs of the Russian State Duma Murad Gadjiev, Zaur Askenderov, Yuri Levitsky and Buivasar Saitiev.

The decision to stop the protest action was a result of the agreement reached. The protesters agreed with Isaev and State Duma MPs that the negotiations on the truckers’ demands, earlier put forward to the authorities, will continue with the truckers’ initiative group.

"But we can at any time get together and resume our protest action; we reserve the right to do it," one of the truckers told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.