Demushkin sued the state for 50 thousand rubles in compensation for illegal criminal prosecution

In January 2014, it became known that one of the leaders of the Russian Association, Dmitry Demushkin, managed in court to have his criminal prosecution declared illegal under charges of inciting national hatred (Part 2 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code) and calls for mass riots and violence (Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code).

Moreover, the court ordered the state to pay compensation to the nationalist in the amount of 50 thousand rubles.

Both criminal cases were initiated against Dmitry Demushkin in October 2011, and the reason was an interview he gave on October 17 of the same year to one of the news agencies. Subsequently, these charges against him were dropped .

Let us remind you that these criminal cases were not the only ones launched against the nationalist. Earlier, in April 2011, a case was initiated against D. Demushkin under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organizing the activities of an extremist organization). Law enforcement agencies insist that D. Demushkin’s “Slavic Power” movement (part of the “Russians” Association) continues the activities of the previously banned “Slavic Union” (“Slavic Union” was recognized as extremist on April 27, 2010, and in February 2011 this decision came into effect force ).

In April 2013, the Ostankino District Court of Moscow began considering this case.

Sources

• Demushkin sued Russia for 50 thousand rubles for criminal prosecution // Lenta.ru. 2014. January 22.