Pervorelsky excitement

The Moscow Directorate of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case of calls that appeared on the Internet for riots in the capital under Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code. This was reported by the press service of the department.

"According to the investigation, on March 29, 2017, on the Internet, that is, in the public domain for an unlimited circle of people, an unidentified person under the pseudonym posts text messages calling for the actions of an extremely extremist, measures are taken to establish persons who posted calls for criminal actions," the report said.

On Friday, the Prosecutor General’s Office sent to Roskomnadzor the requirement to block several Internet resources with calls to reach the action on April 2. In the letter of the department, two publics on the VKontakte social network, a post in a living magazine and two videos on YouTube were mentioned.

The Prosecutor General’s Office noted that the authorities did not receive notifications of the action on April 2. It is possible to call for participation in a mass event and campaigning only after submitting a notification, and since it was not there, it is said in a letter, the information on the pages listed in the letter should be considered as containing calls to riots, extremist activities and to participate in measures "conducted in violation of the established procedure."

The calls to hold shares on April 2 began to appear on social networks this week. In particular, in the public prosecutor blocked at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office, “we demand systemic changes in the country” called for a rally on Red Square. Among the requirements proposed by the organizers are the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, ensuring a constant dialogue between the authorities and citizens, a reduction in defense costs, and the abolition of the Yarovaya Law. After blocking the VKontakte page, the organizers opened an account on Twitter and transferred all the materials there.

Who exactly calls for the action is unknown. The pages on which calls are published are made a few days ago and do not contain any personal information. The photos posted on them are taken from the Internet.

On April 2, access to Krasnaya Square in Moscow may be limited in connection with preparations for the parade in honor of May 9, the FSO said . The press service of the capital's head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the law enforcement bodies would take “all the necessary measures” to ensure security in Moscow due to “calls for the Internet“ on the Internet on the mass action on April 2. The Moscow prosecutor's office also warned of the "negative consequences of participating in inconsistent mass promotions" in the city center.