A judge in Ufa tried to ban a public figure from attending an open meeting

Judge of the Arbitration Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan Elena Voronkova tried to ban public figure, lawyer and journalist Elza Maulimshina from attending an open meeting. about this The Proural.info portal writes .

According to the publication, Maulimshina investigates the theft of funds from the Housing and Communal Services Fund and is engaged in protecting the rights of citizens during resettlement from dilapidated and dilapidated housing. At the trial of the suit of the Ufa mayor's office against the developer of the residential complex "Old Center" - OOO "StroiTEK" - she was a public figure.

The judge tried to deny Maulimshina admission to the hearing as a listener, referring to the fact that there is no such concept in the Arbitration Procedure Code. She also demanded that Maulimshina stop audio recording and called the bailiffs after the refusal.

In response, the woman said that she would remain at the meeting as a journalist and showed her identity card as a member of the Union of Journalists. The judge demanded to be accredited. The bailiffs took Maulimshina to the secretariat, where she was given a temporary accreditation card. Only after that the woman was allowed to attend the meeting.