Commission’s chief
Andrei Klimov said foreign interference in Russia’s internal affairs, including
elections, was an objective reality confirmed legally and having "visible
administrative and financial support".
MOSCOW, October 8.
/TASS/. The temporary commission of the Federation Council for the protection
of state sovereignty and prevention of interference in Russia’s internal affairs
has evidence of preparations for mass riots in Moscow during the period of May
30 - September 12, 2019, in other words, during the election campaign, the
commission’s chief Andrei Klimov said on Tuesday.
"It is important
that during the reviewed period we identified attempts at intervention, but
their net effect was not the one certain forces abroad had anticipated. The
commission has evidence of intentional preparations for mass unrest in
Moscow," Klimov said.
He said foreign
interference in Russia’s internal affairs, including elections, was an
objective reality confirmed legally and having "visible administrative and
financial support."
"That foreign
mosaic technologies work is seen in the recent public opinion polls, which
indicate that a large share of Russian citizens, in particular, Muscovites, do
not believe in western interference in the internal political processes,
including elections and unlawful demonstrations," Klimov said.
In a statement
obtained by TASS Klimov said that at the demonstration in Sakharov Avenue in
Moscow on August 10 foreign forces "used information technologies
(including video hosting YouTube) for manipulating Russian citizens and
inciting them to violate the law.".
Source: ITAR-TASS
08-10-2019
