Deputy Nilov stood up for a pensioner who entered the judge’s wake: “I’m ready to pay off the fine”

“Grandma is definitely not a spy”

State Duma deputy Yaroslav Nilov stood up for a curious old woman who illegally attended the wake of the head of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Lebedev. The head of the Duma Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs (LDPR faction) felt sorry for the lonely pensioner whom he remembered from the time of Zhirinovsky’s funeral. According to the deputy, these grandmothers go to receptions and funerals of famous people out of boredom and loneliness.

Let us remind you that An elderly woman secretly entered the wake of the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Lebedev. Now the elderly woman will have to answer for violating the access control regime of a protected facility.

“The fact that the pensioner decided to return the magnetic pass (believing that it was of material value) already confirms that she had no malicious intent,” says Yaroslav Nilov, chairman of the State Duma Committee on Social Policy, in an interview with MK. – I was touched that this woman had previously come to the wake of Vladimir Zhirinovsky – she said that she had been at the farewells of many great people. This got me hooked. Here it is immediately clear that for her this is already a certain kind of leisure: she goes to the wakes of famous people, remembers her youth and the story of her life. We must treat such lonely women with compassion. I don’t think she had any malicious intent. I don’t exclude the possibility that I recognize her visually – not much time has passed since Vladimir Zhirinovsky left.

Yaroslav Nilov remembered that at the farewell to the LDPR leader there were also many random people.

“Two years ago, many similar grandmothers came to say goodbye to him without invitations,” continues Yaroslav Nilov, “they asked to attend the funeral, we set up special chairs for them – they followed the call of their hearts.” To avoid provocations, of course, we searched the guests as required. That’s what Zhirinovsky did, always giving people the opportunity to take empty seats. When access to Vladimir Volfovich’s coffin was opened in the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions, the party leader’s relatives had not yet arrived, but elderly women had already come to say goodbye to the politician. We treated this with understanding. There are those who come at the call of their hearts, for some this is already a pastime – going to the cemetery or funeral service. The same applies to a variety of events.

There are such professional visitors who attend embassy receptions, where they come at the invitation of others. Among them there are those who become so noticeable in parties that they are already recognized by sight. They also have no malicious intent, but are driven by a singular impulse to be present.

– How often do you meet guests without invitations?

– In practice, I know people who go to embassies for various buffets, where they can eat, drink for free, go to a reception, concert or holiday. These are “professional guests” of different ages. And the elderly are especially bored, they have no relatives or friends, they live alone with a cat and a dog – I especially feel sorry for them.

I treat such people with understanding. At our party events, we specially left a reserve so that people, for example, could get onto the balcony to watch a concert for free. At work, I constantly came across people who, for example, came to Zhirinovsky’s birthday. He set tables for them in the State Duma hall. Somehow they found out about the buffet, someone ordered passes for them, they just wanted to hang out at the event.

– Do you remember any cases of arrests at funerals?

– No. And there is no need to be offended by the fact that the security authorities showed vigilance and verification measures here. During SVO there is a high risk of provocations; anything can happen. If this is a lonely pensioner whose hobby is going to various events without malicious intent, a warning is enough. Grandma is definitely not a spy. I think here we should limit ourselves to a warning, issue her an administrative fine, and given her small pension, I’m ready to help her if she’s not an agent, not an enemy, and not a free-thinking party girl.

An administrative fine of five thousand rubles, and even more so 10, is a very decent amount for a pensioner. If she is brought to justice for an administrative violation, then I am ready to pay a fine for her.