Everything that moves

"Foreign agents" are prescribed on the principle of a photoeal

A surprised deer or a curious raven falls into the frame of a photoeal, because the motion sensor works. The camera installed in the forest, in contrast to, say, chambers fixing traffic violations, is indistinguishable. The only reason that makes her work is a movement in the frame. Until the battery sits down, she removes whatever - without any participation of human intelligence. This is very similar to the work of the Ministry of Justice to identify "foreign agents".

Now there are 754 people and organizations in the registry. Theoretically includes them in the list in accordance with the adopted law, which presents framework criteria: foreign influence, political activity or the dissemination of information.

All three positions are deprived of specifics, they are interpreted by the law enforcer, which already opens up opportunities for electoral repression. But in reality, it is still more arbitrary. As you know, decisions on endowing the status of “IA” are extrajudicial ones. And only by suing independently, the carrier of this “yellow star” can find out what the department was guided by.

We studied court decisions on such claims and telling what you will be appointed by an “agent”. And you yourself compare the identified features with the law recorded in the law.

1. Love for Russia

In the case of singer Zemfira* proof that she, “distributor and information”, became not songs and albums, but a site about her work, which belongs to the unknown to anyone. The decision of the judge of the Zamoskvoretsky district court of Khayretdinova indicates: "The owner of the domain is hidden." On the site is a concert schedule, Merch ... But since the Ministry of Justice decided that this is the proof of the “foreign agency”, which means that it is.

There is no criteria for “dissemination of information” in the law - and this gives a wide field for arbitrary law enforcement.

In the case of Zemfira, except for her and the Ministry of Justice, another invisible, but the key participant is the Main Directorate for Combating Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. This is from there, from the EE center, a year ago, the Ministry of Justice received a dossier to the singer. Fans in uniform insisted that Zemfira was engaged in politics. In what way? And here he is (forgive me the clumsy of the syllable and grammar - so in the document):

“Do not shoot in the video (Live @ London 03.11.2022)”, published on 11/09/2022 on the “YouTube” channel “Zemfira”, Ramazanova Z.T.* said the following: “... I want to express support to Ukraine. I understand that I will never play in Ukraine again. But I remember these concerts very well. Kharkov, Dnieper, Kyiv, Donetsk, my beloved Odessa - I remember all this very well. And, of course, no one will take this from me, it is forever with me. But at the same time, I am very sorry for Russia. I really love my Russia. I repeatedly drove her along and across, I saw bright faces at my concerts - and this will always be with me ... "

So, the expression of sympathy for Ukraine and love for Russia, according to echniks, is politics. This definition is somewhat dispersed with scientific. For example, in the dictionary of political science terms of myfi, the essence of politics is interpreted as follows:

“Politics - funds (power, economic, informational, etc.), with the help of which the government has an impact on the essence and content of government activity.”

Political activity, which is directly charged with Zemfira and other “foreign agents”, according to the popular political science dictionary of Konovalov, is the concept of “to designate the type of activity aimed at changing or preserving existing political relations, as a result of which their new quality is obtained, or the old is preserved ... In political activity, two of its main areas are distinguished: the development of politics and its implementation, i.e. Implementation ... In the process of developing and implementing a political solution to life at different stages of this process, it can take part in it: the entire population (referendum, elections), state apparatus, legislative body, ruling and opposition parties, etc. ”.

Any of the foregoing coincides with the statement of Zemfira? Somewhere it is indicated that love is politics? In this case, it would be good for everyone to do it, and the center “E” give a premium for the opening that will change the world.

2. Criticism of state bodies

Judge Khayretdinov specializes in "foreign" affairs. Here is another one-the lawsuit of the former director of the Moscow Communist Party* Tatyana Vinnichenko to the Ministry of Justice demanding to remove the "Asterisk" from the organization.

Here again, the Center “E”, which sent a certificate containing facts taken on the organization’s website (people worked, the salary of dripping!), The fact that the center works to overcome stigma on the basis of sexual orientation, which was then completely legal, and that Vinnichenko leads them. There is another fruit of powerful efforts in the certificate:

“According to the information received by a letter from the Main Directorate for Combating Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and a letter of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Justice of Russia for St. Petersburg, the unregistered public association“ Moscow Community Center for LGBT+** ”was not registered in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.”

An unregistered association is not registered - one cannot but appreciate the fidelity of this conclusion; It is only unclear what the Ministry of Justice had to give a separate assignment to the relaxed? After all, he registers all NPOs himself!

The EE center found a policy in the center’s events without getting up from the table, having studied press releases on the site. This time, political activities were considered a discussion of the Gay-Propagand law, an interview with the community that suffered from bureaucrated arbitrariness, “which forms a negative assessment of the actions of state bodies from the reader” and disagreement with a change in the Constitution.

The search for "foreign agents" is conducted by people with some terrible level of the Russian language. We quote: on the site there are "political articles on the criminal case" Pussy Rait ", the protest of changes to the Constitution of the Russian Federation to consolidate traditional family values ​​and a number of similar information farms." As if these defenders from foreign influence are not their native language. Meanwhile, the patriots would be to the person owning his norms at least at the school level.

3. Refusal to carry out measures during its

For criticism of officials, the status of “IA” was also assigned to the Krasnodar Center for Modern Art “Printing House”*. The Ministry of Justice considered posts on social networks with political activities with an assessment of the actions of officials and state bodies, for example, the words “hypocritical”, “we do not feel safe” and “no *****”. From the decision of Judge Khayretdinova:

“The TEPUSCAGRAM Telegram channel posted a post that evaluates the appeals of the President of the Russian Federation to Russian citizens on the topic of events in Ukraine and the importance of this for Russia. ... posted a post that contains a number of political assessments: "... no one in our team chose this president (while we participated in the elections) ..."

A judgment containing a negative nature about the actions of the Russian Federation: “... exhibitions and public events (cinema, lectures, laboratories) during the conduct of a special operation (Roskomnadzor demands to call what is happening just like that) will not ...”

4. Help "Inoagent"

Another reason for obtaining the status “IA” discovered the same Khayretdinov from the submission of the Ministry of Justice, considering the lawsuit of the “charitable Fund of the Filanthropy”*. These are transfers to other “foreign agents”. Exactly, not the other way around:

“During the analysis of information on the expenditure of funds by the Fund, systematic financing of non -profit organizations engaged in political activities and included in the register of non -profit organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent.”

Although, as we recall, the law of the past edition stipulated only the receipt of foreign financing by the registry candidate himself, and now this option is replaced by an abstract “falling under foreign influence”.

However, there is a court decision and proof of foreign financing. This is ... the publication of the supposedly archive of the British Foreign Ministry in one of the anonymous "drain tank". And no one was ashamed - the Ministry of Justice to drag it to the court, and the judge - to sign such a decision. Yes, but what is considered political activity this time? Electronic magazine and the availability of a site. Recall that in the law the dissemination of information and political activity are two different options, but here everything mixed up.

By the way, the same judge also mixed in the decision according to the similar lawsuit of the co -founder of the “new” Dmitry Muratov*. In it, an interview with foreign resources is called "providing sites for political activities."

5. Salary at the main job

Another decision of the same judge is in the case of a press secretary of Navalny Kira Yarmysh*. And again the center "E":

“The Ministry of Justice of Russia from the Main Directorate for Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation received a political orientation materials, participation in the creation and (or) spread of which was taken by Yarmysh Kira Aleksandrovna.”

What are these materials? Publications with his criticism in her telegram channel. There is generally a mysterious interagency interaction:

The Center “E”, that is, the police, to help the Ministry of Justice, notes Telegram Yarmysh, and the RKN in its certificate sets out the contents of its work book in detail. Not the other way around!

Everything is simpler with Yar: the main evidence was the receipt of a salary from the “foreign agents”, but Alexei Venediktov* was simply paid a salary from CJSC “Echo of Moscow”, not recognized by an agent. But, says Rosfinmonitoring, “echo” received the monetization of YouTube and advertising funds, including from a foreign travel agency. So, “postponed” the editor -in -chief of overseas influence.

6. Quoting "foreign Agents"

Elizabeth Ossetian* was charged with the monetization of YouTube, conducting pages in social networks, journalistic activities and quoting “foreign agents”.

Yes, nowhere in the law you will see that to refer to the "IA" is contagious. Yes, at international sites, officials assure that the status of IA is just a marking, not punishment. But at the same time, they explain in the courts: you should quote an “agent”, as you yourself fall under the sight.

However, the matter is not only in quotes, you can get to the sight, and doing nothing. “Important stories” *** The same Zamoskvoretsky court was charged with the fact that “foreign agents” quoted them or retold it.

7. Documents that will not be shown to you

Our favorite is a representative of the Ministry of Justice in the lawsuit of Fedor Krasheninnikov* . He brought to court financial documents on the activities of Fedor, on the basis of which he was allegedly included in the register, but only showed them by the judge of the Oktyabrsky District Court of Yekaterinburg Obukhova. The representative of the plaintiff even proposed to close the process and give a non -disclosure subscription to see documents with the stamp “for official use”, but he was refused. But in the decision of the link to these documents there are.

8. Interview "Inoagent"

Andrei Makarevich* was introduced into the register of “foreign agents” due to an interview with Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon*, which the department was considered “foreign influence”, since the journalist is in the list of “foreign agents”.

Similar arguments are in the case of Dmitry Muratov*. Moreover, although at the hearing the Ministry of Justice brought two performances by the journalist “on foreign sites”, then in the decision of Judge Khayretdinova for some reason there are 9 of them. Did the judge conduct its investigation? Or does she just like to watch an interview with Muratov and is under foreign influence?

9. Publications of someone else's account "VKontakte"

Primorsky activist Regina Dzugkoeva* was made to the register of “Ino -Agents” for links to the materials “Radio Liberty”* and “Real Time”* in the Russian social network on the page under the nickname “Regina Kalinicheva”. The department in court could not prove that it was Dzugkoeva that leads this page. What did not prevent the judge of the Zamoskvoretsky court of Rubtsova from making a decision in favor of the Ministry of Justice.

10. Poor behavior and criticism of Peskov

“A comprehensive analysis of the materials distributed by Morgenstern A.T.* allows us to conclude that the intentional impact of the specified person on the audience in order to promote the deviant model of behavior that does not correspond to the state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of youth,” the decision to bring the rapper in the IA register is justified. But there are still arguments.

According to the department of Konstantin Chuychenko, Morgenstern spoke negatively about the presidential press secretary in his telegram channel:

“The statements of the press secretary of the head of state, as well as representatives of state authorities of the Russian Federation are accompanied by comments aimed at providing the audience with distrust of the information they provided, while news from Ukrainian and pro-Ukrainian sources do not contain such comments.

So, the news is posted: “Russia suffered significant losses of troops in Ukraine” - Peskov. The numbers are not called stubbornly. ”

11.500 rubles from a stranger

And here is about money: Daria Besedina*, according to Rosfinmonitoring, received them from the “Russian legal entity whose leader is a person included in the register of“ foreign agents ”. Maria Borzunova* was charged with several translations from friends-journalists from Belarus and the United States-a total of 11,560 rubles. The coordinator of the Ryazan Voice* Sofia Ivanov* was introduced into the register due to 500 rubles received from an unfamiliar citizen of Uzbekistan. And in Ivanovo, a participant in the Voice movement Ilya Pigalalkin* awarded the “Yellow Star” for 2000 rubles, which a neighbor - a citizen of Afghanistan transferred him to a card, returning the debt.

12. "Participation in anti -war events"

It was with such a wording that the judge Khayretdinov, already familiar to us, left the movement “Soft Power”* in the register of “foreign agents”. The foundations were the organization of rallies and processions outside of Russia, the creation of petitions and the dissemination of information of foreign agents. We do not seem to wage war, but for protests against it - complain to the register.

13. Decision in the case of another "foreign agent"

“When making a decision on the inclusion of I.V.* Schumanov, the Ministry of Justice of Russia acted within his competence and in the manner prescribed by law,” writes Perm Pankov, judge of the Motovilikhinsky court. True, this decision is not in the case of the investigator Ilya Shumanov, but the ex-coordinator of the local “voice” of Vitaly Kovin* . Just “foreign agents” in Perm, apparently, were not so many, I had to copy from the Moscow decision. Schumanov, Kovin - but what's the difference?! In the end, one-any little-Maly social activity included in the register. A motion sensor worked for them.

* The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation considers the “ino -agent”.

** recognized by the Supreme Court with an extremist movement and is prohibited in the Russian Federation.

*** The authorities of the Russian Federation are considered "ino -agent" and "undesirable organization."