Depositors picket bank in first Moscow crisis protest

Depositors picket bank in first Moscow crisis protest

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Depositors with a small Russian bank took to the streets in central Moscow on Friday to demand the return of their funds, the first publicised bank protest the Russian capital has seen during the credit crisis.

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On Friday, around 15 protesters lined up across the street from the bank office near the city's main rail hub on the eastern edge of the city centre, some holding posters that stated: "2008=1998".

Moscow police, who closely control demonstrations and require a permit for any organised public gathering, checked the organisers' documents.

The organisers said they had requested a permit to accommodate 70 members of its depositors' organisation but received a permit for just over a dozen.

They said they had been unable to make withdrawals from the bank, Capital Credit, for two to three months.

15 demonstrators and you need permits, too funny



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