The first convicted person in the case of an “unwanted organization” was appointed 300 hours of compulsory work

The Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg appointed the former coordinator of Open Russia and the chief editor of the Urals. MBH Media ”Maxim Vernikov 300 hours of compulsory work in the criminal case of an“ unwanted organization ”, reports “ human rights cards ”with reference to lawyer Irina Ruchko.

This is the first verdict to be issued in Russia under Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code (cooperation with the “undesirable organization”). Criminal responsibility according to this article can be involved in the event that a person has been involved in administrative more than twice a year.

Vernikova, as the charge indicates , was fined twice a year under article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (implementation of the “undesirable organization”) for organizing the conference of “Open Russia” and for VKontakte posts.

Despite this, the accusation believes, the activist continued to participate in the activities of “Open Russia” “in order to encroach on the foundations of the constitutional system and security of the state, pose a threat to the protection of the interests of Russian citizens”: he went to meetings of “open Russia” and wrote about it “VKontakte”. Vernikov did not plead guilty and insisted that he went to events as a journalist.

Mediazona wrote in detail about the case of Maxim Vernikov, the main evidence of which the testimony of a classified witness was.