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"Memorial": the case against the ex-head of the headquarters of Navalny is politically motivated
The Human Rights Center "Memorial" considers the criminal case against the former head of the headquarters of Navalny in Arkhangelsk Andrei Borovikov politically motivated. Borovikov is accused of spreading pornography due to the publication of the video of the Rammstein group for the song "Pussy" on the VKontakte social network in 2014. Borovikov told about this on his page on VKontakte.
Human rights activists believe that Borovikov’s case is "illegally and clearly contradicts the principles of law." The pursuit of the activist "has no purpose for the declared goal of protecting public morality," the statement said.
“There is no reason to say that the clip was perceived by Borovikov not as a common phenomenon of pop culture, but as a certain forbidden“ pornography ”that Borovikov had intent to spread pornographic materials,” the human rights activists write, demanding to close the criminal case against the activist.
- A criminal case was opened against Andrei Borovikov under Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - repeated violations of the rallies' law due to the organization of an unauthorized rally against the construction of the garbage training ground in the center of Arkhangelsk, when thousands of people came to a protest campaign.
- In September 2019, the Oktyabrsky District Court sentenced the head of Navalny’s headquarters to 400 hours of compulsory work. Borovikov could not appeal the verdict.
- The human rights organization Amnesty International recognized the criminal case of Andrei Borovikov politically motivated.