The prosecutor's office of St. Petersburg filed a lawsuit demanding that the Vesna movement, which staged protests against the war in Ukraine, be recognized as extremist. This is stated on the website of the prosecutor's office.
The lawsuit will be considered in the St. Petersburg City Court. “The prosecutor [of St. Petersburg today] decided to suspend the activities of the movement until the court considers the statement of claim,” the prosecutor’s office added. lawsuit to ban Vesna. “The movement creates conditions for the destabilization of the social and socio-political situation in the country, and public opinion is being formed about the need for a change of power in the Russian Federation.”
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After the announcement of mobilization in Russia, the participants of Vesna called on supporters to protest actions on September 21 and 24. According to OVD-Info, they detained about 1,400 and 800 people, respectively.
In the spring, they also held protests against the war in Ukraine. In May, several members of the movement became defendants in the case of an NPO that infringes on the rights of citizens (Part 3 of Article 239 of the Criminal Code).
Recognition as extremist threatens the organizers of the movement and its participants with criminal prosecution under the article on organizing the activities of a banned organization (Article 282.2 UK).
Vesna's donations after the ban are threatened with a case of financing extremist activities (Part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). In August, a case under this article was brought against the founder of Dissernet, Andrei Zayakin, for transferring a thousand rubles to FBK Alexei Navalny. For posts with the symbols of such an organization, one can face up to 15 days of arrest (Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and suspension from participation in elections for a year. class=»mz-publish-context-cite__image» alt=»1″ />They make you an extremist. What threatens the lawsuit of the FBK prosecutor's office