Unlawful anti-extremism in December 2011

December 2011 turned out to be rich unlawful manifestations in the field criminal law and recognition extremist materials.

Criminal prosecution

Two judgments were handed down in December for membership in a wrongfully prohibited for radical Islamic terrorism organization "Hizb ut-Tahrir" (art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) - in relation to a resident of Samara in Moscow and in relation to four people in Naberezhnye Chelny.

Draws attention to excitement cases in Moscow in relation to the whole group activists of the Other Russia movement, accused of membership in a banned NBP (parts 1 and 2 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). At the beginning of the month massive searches were carried out in the city and arrests accompanied by unmotivated violence from employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, including the Center "E". One of the detainees had broken nose.

Two cases were initiated in Kaliningrad. In the office and at the apartment of the founder of the newspaper Far Far Away Region by Boris Obraztsov were searched as part of a repeated case on the fact of the alleged re-publication his blasphemous comment on the internet. Recall that Obraztsov has already been convicted of part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (inciting hatred and religious humiliation grounds), and in our opinion, unjustifiably. The second one is rather wrong. qualified: local resident accused of inciting a national hatred for insults against Armenian neighbors, with whom she had previously There was a long domestic conflict. More moreover, in the actions of the woman was absent publicity factor - only heard bailiffs on the landing. In our opinion, this may qualify according to the new article of the Code of Administrative Offenses on insult - 5.61.

Happened in December and one positive event: Supreme Court of the Republic of Altai overturned the sentence and terminated the criminal persecution of a witness Jehovah Alexander Kalistratov, formerly convicted of inciting religious hatred under part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Recall Kalistratov went through two trials process in the city court of Gorno-Altaisk. The first verdict was acquittal, but was then canceled, according to the second awarded 100 hours of compulsory work.

Prohibition of materials for extremism

In December, Russian prosecutors filed at least four wrongful lawsuits to ban various materials for extremism. In Kaliningrad was filed action to ban the above comment Boris Obraztsov. In the Krasnodar Territory the court began considering the suit for a ban material of Jehovah's Witnesses "Basically bear witness to the Kingdom of God." Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug filed senseless lawsuit to ban "Political wills" of Adolf Hitler, and so already which is extremist on the grounds Federal Law "On countering extremist activity". In Kabardino-Balkaria they want to ban a negative article about Balkarians, published on the Internet, in which, in our opinion, there is nothing except for some signs of hate speech, insufficient to ban the text.

Zhukovsky District Court of Kaluga area repeated its previous decision and re-banned for "exciting religious hatred" picture artist Savko "Sermon on the Mount" from the cycle "Mickey Mouse's Journey through art history".

Krasnodar Regional Court in December dismissed the appeal against the ban several Falun Dafa materials, including the fundamental spiritual practice book and a few human rights texts. Recall that the last ban on these materials was performed with significant defects.

The only joyful event was refusal of the Leninsky District Court of Tomsk ban the book "Bhahavad Gita. How she is".

Administrative persecution

In December, one illegal verdict in Tolyatti. Chief Editor Internet media TLTgorod was sentenced to a fine of 500 rubles under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (propaganda and public demonstration Nazi symbols). The reason was photo of a local neo-Nazi illustrating article about his trial. There is not the slightest doubt that Davydov promoted the ideas of Nazism, but vice versa, but that didn't stop him from being fined. TO Unfortunately, the current legislation allows the courts to issue such absurd solutions, as it is banned any demonstration of the relevant symbols and paraphernalia.