The Prosecutor General's Office recognized Khodorkovsky's organizations as undesirable

The Prosecutor General's Office recognized several organizations associated with businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky as "undesirable". This was reported on April 26 on the official website of the department.

Organizations whose activities are recognized as undesirable for the Russian authorities are: OR Otkrytaya Rossia (“Open Russia”), Institute of Modern Russia, Inc (“Institute of Modern Russia”), Open Russia Civic Movement, Open Russia (Public Network Movement “Open Russia "):

These organizations carry out special programs and projects on the territory of the Russian Federation in order to discredit the results of the elections taking place in Russia, to recognize their results as illegitimate. Their activities are aimed at inspiring protests and destabilizing the domestic political situation, which poses a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation and the security of the state.

UPD. The norms of Russian legislation regulating and defining issues related to "undesirable organizations" are extremely vague. The law does not contain specific reasons for recognizing an organization as "undesirable".

Possible reasons for this recognition are formulated using abstract concepts like "national security" and "the foundations of the constitutional order." In this case, the decision is made by the Prosecutor General's Office without explaining the motives and applying to the court.

The ability to make such decisions without justification actually deprives organizations that are recognized as “undesirable” of the right to complain to the court. The participation of a specific person in the activities of an “undesirable” organization is also not clearly defined, which potentially opens up prospects for administrative and criminal prosecution only due to the fact that a person simply came into contact with information or activity emanating from an “undesirable” source.

Dissemination of information about "undesirable" organizations and participation in their activities, according to federal law, can be punished both administratively and criminally. Fines from 5 to 15 thousand rubles can serve as punishment, for officials - up to 50 thousand rubles, for legal entities - up to 100 thousand rubles. In the case of criminal prosecution, the punishment may vary from a fine of 500 thousand rubles. and compulsory works for 360 hours up to imprisonment up to 6 years.