The court returned the cases against the SOVA Center and its director to the prosecutor's office

On September 15, the justice of the peace of court district No. 387 of the Basmanny district of Moscow returned the cases against the Information and Analytical Center "Sova" and its director Alexander Verkhovsky to the Moscow prosecutor's office to eliminate shortcomings. This was reported on the Owls website.

As the court noted, the decision of the prosecutor's office to initiate an administrative case did not indicate that the Center's actions did not contain signs of a criminal offense. The document also lacks information about the date, time and place of the offense.

against the SOVA Center and its director were initiated In September , two administrative cases under Art. 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (carrying out the activities of an "undesirable organization"). This happened because of the links in the "About us" section to the websites of the former donors of the "Owl": NED and the Soros Foundation, which are included in the register of "undesirable organizations".

The Center notes that they consider the cases as a form of pressure and "clearly broad interpretation of the legislation relating to the dissemination of information."