In Bashkortostan, a criminal case was opened against a 69-year-old supporter of “Citizens of the USSR”

A criminal case was opened against a 69-year-old supporter of “Citizens of the USSR” from Bashkortostan. This was reported on the website of the regional Investigative Committee, Mediazona noted .

A resident of the village of Pavlovka, Nurimanovsky district, is suspected of participating in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, he “propagated the ideology of an extremist organization,” sent letters to government agencies calling on them to stop their activities and published “propaganda speeches” on the Internet.

The man was searched, during which security forces seized “items and documents relevant to the investigation of the criminal case.” As a preventive measure, he was given a written undertaking not to leave the place, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Bashkortostan clarifies .

• “Citizens of the USSR” is a movement uniting fighters for the restoration of the rights of citizens of the USSR. Followers of the organization believe that the Union continues to exist, and the Russian Federation is a “trading company.” Some of the participants in “Citizens of the USSR” refuse any ties with Russia as a state, for example, they do not sign any documents and notify local authorities of the need to vacate their posts.
• In August 2022, a court in Samara recognized the Citizens of the USSR movement as an extremist organization. Previously, the list of extremist organizations included the “ People's Council of Citizens of the RSFSR USSR Arkhangelsk Region ” and the “ Union of Slavic Forces of Russia ,” whose followers also denied the fact of the collapse of the USSR.