Rhino
02-13-2006, 12:13 PM
Angry motorists protest Russian VIP traffic rules
Feb 12 8:19 AM US/Eastern
A column of hundreds of cars has paraded slowly through Moscow as motorists fed up with road chaos caused by traffic privileges for elites massed in a peaceful protest participants said reflected grassroots demand for more basic fairness in Russian life.
The pretext of the unusual demonstration was the sentencing earlier this month of a man, Oleg Shcherbinsky, to four years in prison after he was blamed for the death of the Altai region's governor in a traffic accident because he was not quick enough to get out of the official's way.
"The Shcherbinsky case has resonated throughout Russian society," said Vassily Bochin, a 35-year-old computer programmer, who took part in the demonstration in Moscow, one of many cities due to take part in the nationwide protest that included planned rallies in 21 other cities.
"We want the law to be equal for everyone."......http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/02/12/060212131934.gxp8umoq.html
Feb 12 8:19 AM US/Eastern
A column of hundreds of cars has paraded slowly through Moscow as motorists fed up with road chaos caused by traffic privileges for elites massed in a peaceful protest participants said reflected grassroots demand for more basic fairness in Russian life.
The pretext of the unusual demonstration was the sentencing earlier this month of a man, Oleg Shcherbinsky, to four years in prison after he was blamed for the death of the Altai region's governor in a traffic accident because he was not quick enough to get out of the official's way.
"The Shcherbinsky case has resonated throughout Russian society," said Vassily Bochin, a 35-year-old computer programmer, who took part in the demonstration in Moscow, one of many cities due to take part in the nationwide protest that included planned rallies in 21 other cities.
"We want the law to be equal for everyone."......http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/02/12/060212131934.gxp8umoq.html