In Kiev there was a clash of opponents of conducting LGBTK+ film festival with police – video

Updated 18:12 The police were taken to the Podilsky Office of the most active participants of the fight on April 19 to establish their persons, said Kyiv police spokesman Dmitry Gryshchenko in a comment to Ukrainian Pravda.

“In the Podilskyi district of the capital, a group of young people tried to provoke a conflict with another group of young people. The police did not allow this and were taken to the Podilsky Police Department. Police officers work with them now, their actions will be given a legal assessment, ”Gryshchenko said.

He did not specify who participated in the conflict and many people communicate with the police.

At present, no one was detained because of the clashes near the cinema, no one has been detained, Natalia Krot reported in a comment to Radio Liberty of Podilskyi Directorate in Kiev.

“No one delayed anyone, just because protesters gathered against this film festival, suspicious people are invited to the police department to establish all the circumstances and their person, ”she said.

According to More, police guard the order near the cinema, and materials on protests are made in case of violations. Currently, according to her, such violations have not been recorded.

Crot also reported that the police will alternate around October throughout the film festival, which lasts until April 25, in addition, increased safety measures continue through Easter holidays.

About it reports public. They also posted video clashes and detention of right -wing youth representatives.

Shortly before the launch of the festival, the network paid attention to the fact that its dates fall on Easter.

In particular, the people’s deputy from European solidarity Alexei Goncharenko stated that activist Sergey Sternenko began it “media persecution ”because he asked “Do not do this festival on a Holy Friday. ” He also called Sternenko “organizer of the first LGBT-Kvir-Kinoefestiva “

“The movie “swallow the night” or “Fruits of the Pear” Sergei and his friends could not look at Easter Sunday. And in other dates. But Sergius wants to watch and show these films on great Christian holidays. Sad, ”Goncharenko wrote in his Telegram.

Sternenko in response stated that Goncharenko “I decided to go on a sensitive topic to set up people against me and undermine drones to the army. ” He also called “bottom »conducting LGBT festival on Holy Friday.

“We have a secular state, of course, but we need to feel the context, which the organizers either do not understand whether they are specifically hung. The People’s Deputy of Poroshenko also hips. Some people even believe in this fake, ”the activist wrote on his Facebook page.

The organizers of the festival stated that they were in understanding and did not aim to outfit the public.

“Ukraine is a secular state in which representatives and representatives of different religions and beliefs coexist. Sunny Bunny is an international film festival, its dates are agreed in advance in accordance with the international festival calendar and recorded in the second half of April, so that these dates are now on Easter is only a coincidence, ”the organizers say.

They also expressed the opinion that part of Ukrainian society simply found a reason to express their disagreement with the existence of a festival or lgbtkia+ communities in general.

“Appeal to Christian holidays is just a manipulation that covers homophobia and hatred. In a secular state, various events are held on any religious holidays, not related to them-in theaters, cinemas and other institutions. Sunny Bunny is just one of these events. Our goal is to strengthen the voices of the Quiri Community and to promote equality and respect, to defend European and Ukrainian values ​​of acceptance and understanding, ”the festival organizers said.