Today, on the 9th of October, public hearings took place on the question of construction of a nuclear power plant. All the entrances to the cinema where the hearings were hold got blocked by the riot police and streets were filled with cops in civil. Documents and leaflets containing critics of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) were illegally confiscated because of theirs 'doubtful' contents. Employees of state institutions were brought to the hearings by buses. Forcedly assembled audience was registered in advance, in violation of regulations. Many registered participants were not let inside. Advocating was allowed only to the state employees in favor of nuclear power plant construction, others were denied to speak. The denial was motivated by the fact that they supposedly have been registered later. Thus, the procedure of hearings didn't meet the standards and the results can't be recognized as independent.

Russian expert in nuclear physics Andrey Ozharovskiy was arrested in the morning on a charge of disorderly conduct. At the moment he is facing the court. Only 4 people were let into the courtroom, 2 of those the witnesses. Anonymous men in civil are blocking the entrance to the court-house and refuse to identify themselves.

Thus, the authorities showed their true face again - they not going to let the dissident speak openly on the matters important to those in power.