In the new chronicles - a fine for Legalize, a sentence for Monetochka, persecution of journalists

In the second working week of September, the courts considered at least 13 cases against “foreign agents.” We tell you the details of the cases, information about which was published on the websites of the courts.

The Ministry of Justice has added to the register of “foreign agents”. Now there are 1,262 of them

The register included:

• support group for the museum of the history of political repressions “ Perm-36 ”;
• telegram channel “ Visionary Channel ”;
• political scientist and Islamic scholar Rinat Mukhametov ;
• journalist Ekaterina Mereminskaya ;
• activist from Veliky Novgorod Elena Matveeva .

The new “foreign agents” were accused of “disseminating false information about the decisions taken by public authorities of the Russian Federation and the policies they pursue.” Matveeva, Mukhametov and the Perm-36 project were also accused of opposing the war in Ukraine.

At the same time, blogger Evgeny Ponasenkov was excluded from the register “due to the loss of signs of a foreign agent.”

Who could not challenge the fine:

• human rights activist Sergei Davidis - Judge Novikova upheld the fine for failure to report oneself as a “foreign agent”;
• Director of the Institute of Law and Public Policy Olga Sidorovich - the fine for failure to submit reports to the Ministry of Justice was upheld, the case was also considered by Judge Novikova;
• rapper Legalize (Andrey Menshikov) - Judge Lashkov upheld a fine of 45,000 rubles for not labeling publications on a YouTube channel;
• journalist Ksenia Kiriya - Judge Kozlov upheld the fine for failure to report himself as a “foreign agent.”

The following people received fines for failing to report themselves as a “foreign agent”:

• political scientist Maria Zavadskaya - the amount of the fine is unknown;
• ex-co-chairman of the “Voice” movement Andrei Buzin - the amount of the fine is unknown;
• journalist Andrey Soldatov - the amount of the fine is unknown.

The following people received fines for failure to submit reports on their expenses and income to the Ministry of Justice:

• lawyer Anatoly Fursov - the amount of the fine is unknown;
• Individual entrepreneur of journalist Andrey Soldatov. On September 11, Judge Vasin imposed two administrative penalties at once ( one , two ), details of the cases have not yet been published on the website;
• film critic Zinaida Proncheko, who was fined under two protocols ( one , two ). According to the schedule, Judge Andreeva was supposed to spend only 15 minutes on the first case.

Criminal cases

Judge Nikolaeva upheld the verdict against the singer Monetochka (Elizaveta Gyrdymova). Previously, she was sentenced to one year in prison with deprivation of the right to engage in “activities related to the administration of websites for a period of three years” for violating the legislation on “foreign agents” (Part 2 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code).