Agents of the Klutkanka

The judge of the Leninsky District Court of Samara Alevtina Semykina recognized the introduction to the register of "foreign agents" of the Samara regional public organization "Club of Graduates of American Programs" (American Alumni Club). It is reported by Open Russia.

The head of the NPO Oleg Kokorev was sentenced to a fine of 50 thousand rubles, and the organization itself is a fine of 300 thousand rubles under Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of the procedure for the NPO-Agent). As political activities, the organization was charged with two reposts on social networks. An examination of publications was conducted by the candidate of political sciences Roman Tovchenko. In court, they could not explain what specifically publications we are talking about, but these were some "materials with stories about life in the United States."

On August 26, the Ministry of Justice of Russia, on the basis of an unscheduled audit, was introduced by the "Club of graduates of American programs" to the register of "agents". The 15th anniversary of NPOs that celebrated this year is engaged in the development of cultural, informational, educational connections with US organizations and conducts charitable events in the Samara region.

On May 25, the State Duma adopted a law that determines the concept of political activity of non -profit organizations . According to the law, the spheres of political activity include: state construction, protection of the basics of the constitutional system and a federal structure; protection of sovereignty and ensuring the territorial integrity of Russia; ensuring legality, law and order, security; defense of the country; foreign policy; socio-economic and national development of Russia; development of the political system; activities of state bodies, local authorities; Legislative regulation of human and citizen rights and freedoms.

Political activity can be carried out by participating in organizing and conducting public events in the form of meetings, rallies, demonstrations, processions or pickets or in various combinations of these forms, in organizing and conducting public debates, discussions, and speeches. The law also attributes to it participation in activities aimed at obtaining a certain result in the elections, referendum, in observing the elections, referendum, in the formation of election commissions, referendum commissions, and in the activities of political parties.

According to the law, public appeals to state bodies, local governments, their officials, as well as other actions that affect their activities can also be considered political activity. These include actions aimed at the adoption, amendment, abolition of laws or other regulatory legal acts; the distribution of opinions on the decisions made by state bodies and the policy pursued by them; the formation of socio-political views and beliefs, including by conducting and publishing polls of public opinion or other sociological studies; involvement of citizens, including minors, in the indicated activity; Financing of this activity.

At the same time, the law indicates that the activity does not include the activity in the field of science, culture, art, health care, prevention and protection of citizens' health, social services, social support and protection of citizens, protecting motherhood and childhood, social support for disabled people, promoting a healthy lifestyle, physical culture and sports, protecting the plant and animal world. Also, activity in the field of charity and volunteering should not apply to political.