The former executive director of Open Russia was charged in the case of an “undesirable organization”

The Investigative Committee brought charges against the former executive director of Open Russia, Andrei Pivovarov, under the article on participation in the activities of an “undesirable organization” (Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code). The message was published in the politician’s Telegram channel.

Two days earlier, the Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar arrested Pivovarov for two months. He became the second accused in the case of participation in the activities of an “undesirable organization”, who was sent to a pre-trial detention center.

The former executive director of Open Russia was detained on May 31 after being removed from a plane preparing to take off from Pulkovo to Warsaw. Pivovarov wrote that he was “flying to rest” and had already cleared customs. While he was on the plane, the police arrived and took him out.

in Pivovarov’s apartment At night, a search took place , after which, according to the ex-coordinator of “Postcard” Tatyana Usmanova, he was left in a temporary detention center on Zakharyevskaya Street. She also said that later they plan to send the detainee to Krasnodar.

According to investigators , on August 12, 2020, Pivovarov, while in Krasnodar, published “information material “”” on Facebook with a fund-raising campaign, although in relation to him two decisions had already come into force over the year under the article on carrying out the activities of a foreign organization recognized in Russia “undesirable”. Two protocols that came into force this year threaten criminal proceedings under Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code.

Former chairwoman of Open Russia Anastasia Burakova clarified that we are talking about a repost of the record of the United Democrats with the words: “For the first time, we are doing a project in 4 regions at once <...> If you have the opportunity, support the project, now the funds are going to print campaigning and collection of documents."

Open Russia announced its liquidation on May 27.

Earlier, a case was opened against the former coordinator of the Open Russia network movement in Krasnodar, Yana Antonov, for carrying out the activities of an “undesirable organization.” She was assigned 240 hours of compulsory work. The former coordinator of the Open Russia branch in Yekaterinburg, Maxim Vernikov, was sentenced to 300 hours of correctional labor, and activist Anastasia Shevchenko was given a four-year suspended sentence.