Translated material
Break again
In society
Break again
October 12, 2005 George Satarov
They shake “open Russia” - a fund founded by Khodorkovsky and implements a bunch of useful programs. They do not purchase foreign football teams and do not return royal eggs to the country. They are overlapping rural schools, help to increase the professional level of regional journalists, contribute to the formation of modern elites in the regions, and develop the Russian scout movement. In short - they help to build a modern civil society, an open society in the country.
Now here - they shake. Prosecutors throughout the country interrogate the functionaries of Open Russia. A brigade appeared in the central office of the organization, not inferior in numbers to the entire staff. Talking. Find out. The installation of investigators is manifested: they came to an organization where criminal money was washed criminally, came to criminals, enemies of the Fatherland.
Power revels in its strength: "All to the nail!" The poor, they do not know what they are doing.
The wandering generals of law enforcement agencies strangle civil society with the hands of a middle level. And in it - many people of honest, sincerely wishing good to the country. They are not allowed to bring corruption affairs, things about the general theft in the highest echelons of the authorities, and instead they direct their energy to curb public activity. The generals are not aware that thereby they destroy the barrier between civil society and the middle link of law enforcement agencies. For the money of the taxpayer, these generals force the middle link to get acquainted with the real work of civil society organizations, to get acquainted with these people.
There can be only one result: from the belief that they came to criminal nests, these people will come to completely different thoughts. Being to the mass of their honest professionals, they will quickly understand who is who. And the more intense the pressure on civil society will be, the faster and better the mentioned average link will understand this. The more people from the prosecutor’s office come to “open Russia”, the more their number will recognize the truth.
“Open Russia” and all of us can be congratulated: at the expense of budget funds and the forces of its employees, the Prosecutor General’s Office carries out the most subtle and extremely useful propaganda project. Thanks to the native Prosecutor General!
However, on the other hand, the current action is a typical bummer for our power: they start one, but get a completely different one.
Author - President of the Indem Foundation
Georgy Satarov
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