Moscou en confinement : les inquiétudes d'une étudiante

 Moscou en confinement : les inquiétudes d'une étudiante

12 millions de personnes en plus coupées du monde : la ville de Moscou s'est mise en confinement lundi. Avec 1000 cas de coronavirus déclarés, Moscou est l'épicentre de l'épidémie en Russie. Les règles sont, d'un côté, encore plus strictes qu'en France, mais en même temps, les transports continuent de fonctionner et les commerçants ambulants de vendre.

Diana est étudiante à Moscou. Elle livre ses impressions et ses inquiétudes au micro d'Anne Picot de l'académie Euradio.

"In Moscow it is not very strict. People can still go out to buy products. However they will be controlled by the police and they will have to show their QR-code attesting of why they stay outside. However, the transports are still working: you can still go to Moscow by plane or train.

Le risque pour la démocratie est réel

People are more or less happy with the actions of the government. But there are certain measures that people are not sure about. Because the Russian Constitution proclaims the freedom of movement of people. The thing is, this article of the Constitution can only be violated in the case of a state of emergency, which can be set up by president decree only. And it really makes some people question legitimacy of those measures.

For the last time the state of emergency was set up in 1993. So it can be associated with really hard times for the people. For me that's why it is logical enough that the president has to face these questions.

The thing that I am a bit scared of is that these violations of law could be transferred into non-epidemic moments."

Des dispositifs de sécurité plus sévères vont être mis en place dans les prochains jours : comme des QR-code permettant de traquer les habitants et caméras de reconnaissance faciale. Le tout perfectionnera un système de surveillance de la population déjà bien rodé.