The Consumer Rights Protection Society appealed the blocking of its website

The Consumer Rights Protection Society (OZPP) filed a complaint with the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow against the actions of the Prosecutor General's Office and Roskomnadzor.

On July 8, 2015, it became known that the Consumer Rights Protection Society (OZPP) filed a complaint with the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow against the entry of the OZPP website into the "Lugovoy register".

Recall that the grounds for blocking were found by the Prosecutor General's Office in the text "memos for Russian tourists going on vacation to Crimea", which was published on the website of the OZPP, " calls to carry out activities of an extremist nature ." Such appeals, in particular, were considered the recommendation to comply with Ukrainian legislation and obtain permission to visit Crimea from the Ukrainian border guards, since Crimea, from the point of view of international law, is an occupied territory.

Mikhail Anshakov, chairman of the OZPP, said: “The Prosecutor General’s Office misinterpreted the text of the Memo. There are no violations of the law and calls to violate the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation. This is nothing more than a copy of the international assessment of what happened to Crimea. The memo provides advice and recommendations to Russians who may face certain problems outside the Russian territory .

OZPP considers unlawful the requirement of the Prosecutor General's Office to Roskomnadzor to block access to the site. Representatives of the OZPP failed to find out what exactly was considered calls for extremist activity.

We also believe that the actions of the Prosecutor General's Office and Roskomnadzor are illegal. The memo contains no calls for extremist activities. Persecution for expounding the norms of international law is a violation of freedom of speech.

Sources

• OZPP challenged in court the blocking of its website // OZPP. 2015. July 8.