In Yekaterinburg, a city council member assaulted a man who reprimanded him for parking on the sidewalk. The previous day, the same deputy had complained to the mayor about drivers parking in pedestrian areas.

On the evening of June 23, a deputy from A Just Russia Alexander Kolesnikov parked his Toyota Camry right on the sidewalk next to a residential building. And then tried to snatch the phone from the hands of one of the two men who filmed it.

"Why are you being so mean?" — the deputy asked the pedestrian, using obscene language. After this, the deputy's assistant roughly pushed one of the pedestrians away from the car, and the deputy himself left.

According to E1.ru, Alexander Kolesnikov addressed to the police. According to the deputy, his assistant parked the car on the sidewalk to unload cargo for the management company—this is permitted by traffic regulations. Kolesnikov then decided to move the car to a free parking space, but was allegedly interrupted by an insane man with a support group.

According to the deputy, the scandal was provoked by members of the "four-hundredth" group, who were also drunk.
“I believe that in this case there was a provocation, — he said. — This is a purely political story."

It is noteworthy that this week Kolesnikov complained mayor To Alexey Orlov on drivers who park on sidewalks.

"The curbs are crumbling, creating inconvenience for pedestrians," "He listed the city residents' problems at a City Council meeting on June 20 and proposed empowering officials to issue tickets for illegal parking. The mayor promised that officials would soon have such authority.

Video and photos: E1.RU