The Vesna Movement and the First Department human rights project reported that St. Petersburg investigators called at least four St. Petersburg residents asking them to testify against members of the opposition organization.
All Petersburgers who received a call from the investigative department for the Northwestern Federal District were detained at an anti-war rally on February 27th. They were offered to become witnesses in the case of the creation of an NPO that infringes on the rights of citizens (Article 239 of the Criminal Code).
According to Vesna, the investigators admitted that they were calling the protesters “according to the list”: “One of the protesters was even offered to show a “civil position”; and say that the movement «had fooled his head» calls to action».
The Last Month of Spring. The activists were called to an anti-war march on May 9 and became defendants in the case of an NGO infringing on the rights of citizens
The case under Article 239 of the Criminal Code was opened after that. how Viasna activists urged Russians to take part in anti-war actions on Victory Day, May 9. There are six people involved in this case. They were assigned a measure of restraint in the form of a ban on certain actions.