In Tatarstan, the court terminated the second administrative case of a journalist detained in the eco -ranger

The judge of the Supreme Court of Tatarstan, Irebatedinov, terminated the case under the article on the organization of mass residence of citizens in public places that entailed a violation of public order (part 1 of article 20.2.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) against Rushan Kabirov, journalist of the Rosabustiva publication. Kabirov reported this in the legal boot of the ATS-Info, the decision was published on the court website.

At the appeal in the actions of Rushan Kabirov, they did not find an administrative offense. The court interrogated the witnesses and studied the video that served as evidence of Kabirov’s guilt in the city court. On the record of the cabins, with a press card and in a special vest of the press TV, it is shooting an environmental action.

“Accusing Kabirova R.R. In the commission of an administrative offense, the judge of the city court referred to the case materials, according to which, Kabirov R.R., commenting on the reported report, went beyond the editorial assignment, expressed sympathies to persons participating in the massive stay of citizens in a public place, which sorted out a violation of public order and created the movement of vehicles. He solidarized with them, also stood in the way of construction equipment, blocking the paths of movement.

Disagreeing with such conclusions, it should be said that there is no evidence in the case confirming the unity of the intentions of the participants in the mass stay of citizens at the site of the construction of the road to the plant for the thermal neutralization of municipal waste and Kabirova R.R.

In fact, he was in the immediate vicinity of the participants in the action and construction equipment, but with a different purpose of the participants in the action. The former had intention to prevent construction, considering it illegal, R.R. Kabirov He had a different goal set by the editorial task of the media to highlight the events, ”the decision of the Supreme Court says.

Rushan Kabirova was protected by lawyers Danil Nurgaleev (Navalny headquarters) and Ilnur Hamidullin.

• In December 2019, the Zelenodolsky City Court of Tatarstan terminated the case of Kabirov under the article on non -fulfillment of the demand of the police officer (part 1 of article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The court also took into account that the journalist was in the eco-lag on the editorial assignment, was in a special vest and with a press card.
• Kabirova and 18 opponents of the construction of the garbage plantwere detained on December 16 near Kazan. According to the security forces, the ecological camp, which was installed by activists, created interference with the free movement of construction equipment and the organization of construction work. Kabirova was then left in the police department at night. On the same day, several activists were fined under an article on the organization of mass stay of citizens in public places that entailed a violation of public order (part 1 of article 20.2.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and under an article on non -compliance with the legal requirement of a police officer (part 1 of article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).