Subbotnik in the Federal List of Extremist Materials: books by Scientologists and several duplicates excluded

May 3, 2011 from the Federal List of Extremist materials , a number of entries were removed while maintaining the general numbering. In particular, 29 books by Ron Hubbard were excluded from the list (paragraphs 632-660).

Recall that the works of Ron Hubbard were included in the Federal list for no reason. In March 2010, the Surgut City Court ruled decision to recognize 29 books that form the basis of the religious teaching of the Church Scientology, extremist. This decision did not have time to enter into force and was appealed. However, on July 13, 2010, Scientology materials were included to the federal list. Subsequently, the Ministry of Justice refused to remove them from the list until completion of all legal proceedings, despite the fact that the Zamoskvoretsky Court of the city of Moscow, having satisfied the complaint of the Church of Scientology of Moscow, ordered the Ministry to make such a withdrawal. February 2, 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk the district court put an end to the history of Hubbard's books; they never were recognized as extremist. According to the Church of Scientology, on April 14, 2011, the Surgut City Court issued a ruling obliging the Ministry of Justice to remove them from the list.

May 3, 2011 was also excluded from the Federal List part of the records duplicating the previous ones. This applies to par. 667, 677-679 and 682. Although far from all such records were seized, the initiative of the Ministry of Justice on putting the Federal List of Extremist Materials in order cannot but to greet. It is hoped that as a result of such measures, this document become more functional.

Recall that the removal of materials from the Federal List is still almost non-existent. practiced. The exception was the articles by Nikolai Andrushchenko in the newspaper Novy Petersburg” (paragraphs 362-364) and an anti-Krishnaist leaflet of the Young Guard of the “United Russia".

Sources

• The Ministry of Justice excluded from the list of extremist materials the works of L. Ron Hubbard // Press release of the Church of Scientology of Moscow. 2011. May 3.