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The Moscow City Court, at the request of the prosecutor's office, decided to liquidate the independent Trade Union of Journalists
The Moscow City Court decided to liquidate the independent Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers - previously the prosecutor's office. About the decision of the Interfax court.
demanded wrote The prosecutor's office announced “irreparable violations” in the work of the organization. A representative of the department noted that trade union members participated in uncoordinated actions - for example, in pickets in support of journalist Ivan Safronov, and in high treason. She added that after this, members of the organization were brought to administrative liability, which was also one of the reasons for filing a lawsuit.
accused In addition, the prosecutor's office is dissatisfied with the fact that the union participated in raising funds for the media, which the authorities recognized as “foreign agents,” and allegedly published texts “with illegal information.”
Trade union lawyer Maxim Krupsky, in a conversation with the Center for the Protection of Media Rights, said that at the meeting the department did not present any convincing grounds for liquidating the organization.
noted “In my speech in court, I said that liquidation is the extreme, most difficult measure that the state takes in relation to an organization. We have not been presented with any irrefutable evidence that the trade union poses any danger to society and its liquidation is a proportionate measure,” the lawyer emphasized.
Krupsky added that the prosecutor's office was unable to refute the defense's position in court. Together with members of the journalistic association, he intends to appeal the liquidation order.
The Moscow prosecutor's office inspected the trade union in May and already in July filed a lawsuit to liquidate the organization. A few days before, the court suspended the activities of the trade union due to an administrative case under the article on discrediting the Russian Army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). The reason was a publication on the organization’s website, which allegedly contained “inaccurate information” about the “special operation.”
Added comment from lawyer Maxim Krupsky. - The trade union of journalists and media workers was created in March 2016 - after a bus with human rights activists and independent journalists arrived on the border of Chechnya and Ingushetia. Unknown masked people beat the driver and passengers, burned the bus and stole all the equipment. At the end of 2017, the Ministry of Justice merged. attacked registered - Trade union members organized a picket line in support of a Meduza correspondent, created for journalists and initiated the first discussions about harassment in the media environment. OVD-Info, why the prosecutor's office demanded the liquidation of the organization. Ivan Golunov the psychological support group told