The case of Svetlana Prokovyeva: the examination did not find an excuse for terrorism

Gladys experts of the linguistic experts did not find in the text of the journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva “repression for the state” signs of justification of terrorism. This was announced in his telegram channel on October 1 by the head of "Agora" Pavel Chikov.

As the editors of the North. Realiy Svetlana Prokopyeva told, expert findings are unlikely to affect the decision of the investigation of the termination of the case.

“I think there is no hopes for this. Because the examination that was done by Gladys was included in the case file, but the investigator informed us that it would not consider it proof, because it is formally not an examination, but the conclusion of a specialist. The difference is that experts do not give a subscription about responsibilities for obviously false testimonies. I believe that the examination of Gladys is much more professional and much more quality and much more quality and much more quality It corresponds to the law than what is in the case file, ”the journalist commented.

She believes that the examination, which is in the case file, gives "the conclusion necessary for the investigation."

The criminal case on the justification of terrorism against Svetlana Prokopyeva was brought up in February 2019. In the author’s program “Minute of Enlightenment” at Echo of Moscow in Pskov, the journalist talked about the attack in the FSB in the Arkhangelsk region, where 17-year-old Mikhail Zhlobitsky arranged an explosion in October 2018. Later, the news agency "Pskov News Tape" published a Prokopieva column under the heading "Repression for the state" - a text version of the radio program. According to Prokopyeva, this act could be provoked by repressive actions of the political regime.

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In support of Svetlana Prokopyeva and in defense of the freedom of expression, journalists, international human rights organizations, many politicians and public figures in Russia and other countries spoke .

The European Court of Human Rights received a complaint of Prokopyeva about the violation of her rights of a journalist. In the appeal, in particular, it emphasizes that the seizure of personal equipment during a search in the apartment of the journalist threatened the confidentiality of its sources of information.