Sverdlovsk prosecutors are dissatisfied with the organization of personal reception of citizens in Nizhny Tagil, Asbest and Alapayevsk. To the heads of these cities a protest was made with a demand to eliminate violations in this sphere. The corresponding decision they sent to the activist Alexei Kononov, who also filed a complaint with the department.

In Nizhny Tagil citizens were required to sign a passport at the reception, although according to the relevant federal law this is not mandatory. In addition, if the citizen's question is not within the competence of the head of the city, the administration should give an explanation of where to turn to him. The officials did not do this.

"In addition, the challenged normative act does not contain additional guarantees in the form of a record for a personal reception by phone, which is essential for people with disabilities and is practiced in the entire Sverdlovsk region," reads the official statement..

Similar violations were detected in Asbest and Alapayevsk. Earlier, after the prosecutor's inspection, the rules of appointment to the head of the city agreed to change in the administration of Irbit.