Makhachkala authorities threaten liability for participation in protests

Calls for mass protests against power outages are spreading on social networks, Makhachkala officials reported, and reminded about the responsibility for unauthorized actions.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, since the morning of August 7, part of the Reduktorny settlement was again without power, local residents said. This happened after residents of the Reduktorny settlement in Makhachkala went on a spontaneous street protest on August 6 due to the lack of power in their homes. The city administration then reported that power supply to most houses had been restored. On August 8, residents of the Reduktorny settlement in Makhachkala complained about the ongoing regular power outages. Makhachkala residents from other areas of the city are experiencing similar problems .

Calls to hold an unauthorized rally in connection with power outages in Makhachkala are once again being spread on social networks, the Makhachkala administration announced today.

"We remind you that, according to the Unified Contact Center of Dagenergo, emergency shutdowns are related to overload of power grids due to abnormal heat and peak energy consumption. We have repeatedly informed about the progress of restoration work and the current state of power supply through official sources. We urge city residents not to succumb to provocations," the city administration's Telegram channel says.

The city authorities reminded about administrative and criminal liability for participation in unauthorized actions. "If you want to express your position, do it legally: participate in coordinated events; send requests through official channels," the statement says.

Head of the Press Service and Information Technology Department of the Soviet District Administration of Makhachkala and coordinator of the "Shine in Dagestan" project Abdulla Kamilov said that Abakar Abakarov decided to "take advantage of the situation to destabilize the situation." "You betrayed your fellow countrymen back when you called on young people to come out to protest during the airport events — and as a result, many guys ended up behind bars, and their lives were broken. How many children have you left without fathers for many years? How many families have suffered because of you? Ask the relatives of those who are now in prison for those events - is it worth listening to this man," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Kamilov published a screenshot of a video from which it follows that Abakarov calls for a protest on August 10.

Abakar Abakarov, in his broadcast on August 8 on the YouTube channel "Utro Dagestan", stated that the Dagestani authorities have repeatedly promised to solve the problems with electricity, but nothing changes, and called for blocking the highways "all over Makhachkala" at the agreed time in protest against the outages electricity.

We recall that government officials threatened criminal prosecution to those who responded to the call for an unauthorized protest in Makhachkala on July 25, published on social networks. It was claimed that the action, the calls for which were also linked to Abakarov, was dedicated to protesting against harsh sentences in cases of riots at the Makhachkala airport. The imam of the mosque asked the townspeople not to respond to the call for a rally.

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